Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2024
Latest action · Mar 12, 2024 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 12, 2024
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2024
This bill requires or authorizes certain actions related to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS).
The bill requires the Department of Justice to appoint an assistant U.S. attorney in each judicial district to coordinate and supervise the investigation and prosecution of various crimes related to postal services (for example, assault on a postal service employee, breaking into a post office, or obstruction of mails).
The bill also requires the U.S. Sentencing Commission to amend sentencing guidelines to provide that the assault or robbery of a postal employee shall be treated the same as the assault of a law enforcement officer.
Additionally, the bill authorizes appropriations for the USPS to install high security collection boxes and replace older versions of the universal mailbox key with electronic versions.
Cosponsors 138
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 12, 2024 to Dec 3, 2024; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| D-CO | Yadira Caraveo | Original | Mar 12, 2024 |
| R-NY | Nick LaLota | Mar 15, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Anthony D'Esposito | Mar 19, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Mar 19, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Patrick Ryan | Mar 19, 2024 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Mar 21, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Nicholas A. Langworthy | Mar 21, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | Mar 26, 2024 | |
| D-MD | Glenn Ivey | Mar 26, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Mar 26, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Mar 26, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Apr 2, 2024 | |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Apr 2, 2024 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Apr 2, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Apr 5, 2024 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Apr 5, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Apr 5, 2024 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Apr 9, 2024 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Apr 9, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Apr 9, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Apr 9, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Apr 9, 2024 | |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Apr 10, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Apr 10, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Apr 10, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Apr 11, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Apr 11, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Apr 11, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Marcus J. Molinaro | Apr 11, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Apr 11, 2024 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Apr 11, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Apr 12, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Apr 12, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Apr 15, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Apr 15, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Apr 15, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Robert Garcia | Apr 15, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Apr 15, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Apr 16, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Apr 16, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Apr 17, 2024 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Apr 17, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Apr 17, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Apr 18, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Hillary J. Scholten | Apr 23, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Apr 26, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Apr 26, 2024 | |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Apr 30, 2024 | |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Apr 30, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Apr 30, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Apr 30, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | May 1, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Brandon Williams | May 1, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | May 1, 2024 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | May 6, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | May 6, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | May 6, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | May 6, 2024 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | May 7, 2024 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | May 7, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | May 7, 2024 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | May 8, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Emilia Strong Sykes | May 8, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | May 10, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | May 14, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | May 15, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | May 15, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | May 16, 2024 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | May 21, 2024 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | May 21, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | May 21, 2024 | |
| R-CA | Young Kim | May 21, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | May 23, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | May 24, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | May 24, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | May 24, 2024 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | May 31, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | May 31, 2024 | |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Jun 4, 2024 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jun 4, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Jun 5, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Jun 7, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Jun 11, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jun 12, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Jun 13, 2024 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Jun 21, 2024 | |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jul 2, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Jul 2, 2024 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Jul 8, 2024 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jul 9, 2024 | |
| R-OR | Lori Chavez-DeRemer | Jul 9, 2024 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Jul 10, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Jul 18, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jul 22, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Jul 22, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Jul 24, 2024 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Aug 2, 2024 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Aug 2, 2024 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Aug 9, 2024 | |
| R-CA | Kevin Kiley | Aug 9, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Aug 16, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Aug 16, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Aug 20, 2024 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Aug 20, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Aug 20, 2024 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Aug 23, 2024 | |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | Aug 23, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Sep 3, 2024 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Sep 3, 2024 | |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Sep 3, 2024 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Sep 3, 2024 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Sep 3, 2024 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Sep 6, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Sep 6, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Sep 16, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Sep 16, 2024 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Sep 17, 2024 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Sep 17, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Timothy M. Kennedy | Sep 18, 2024 | |
| D-RI | Gabe Amo | Sep 24, 2024 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Oct 4, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Oct 4, 2024 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Oct 4, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Oct 18, 2024 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Oct 22, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Oct 25, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Nov 1, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Wiley Nickel | Nov 1, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Nov 14, 2024 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Nov 18, 2024 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Nov 19, 2024 | |
| D-OR | Val T. Hoyle | Dec 3, 2024 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 12, 2024 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Mar 12, 2024 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 12, 2024Introduced in House
- Mar 12, 2024Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 44, March 12, 2024, page H1148.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To facilitate the implementation of security measures undertaken by the United States Postal Service, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2024
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 12, 2024Introduced in House
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