Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
Latest action · Feb 6, 2025 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
- IntroducedFeb 6, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
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 231
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 6, 2025 to Sep 14, 2026; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OH | Greg Landsman | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| R-NY | Nick LaLota | Feb 7, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Feb 11, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Feb 12, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Feb 21, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Patrick Ryan | Feb 21, 2025 | |
| D-DE | Sarah McBride | Feb 21, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Feb 24, 2025 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Feb 24, 2025 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Feb 24, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Feb 24, 2025 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Feb 24, 2025 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Feb 24, 2025 | |
| D-IN | Frank J. Mrvan | Feb 24, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Feb 24, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Timothy M. Kennedy | Feb 24, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Feb 25, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Feb 25, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Feb 25, 2025 | |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Feb 25, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Feb 26, 2025 | |
| D-MD | April McClain Delaney | Feb 26, 2025 | |
| D-NY | George Latimer | Feb 26, 2025 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Feb 26, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Feb 26, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Feb 26, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Mar 3, 2025 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Mar 3, 2025 | |
| D-CA | George Whitesides | Mar 3, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Mar 3, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Mar 3, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Mar 3, 2025 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Mar 3, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Mar 3, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Mar 3, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Val T. Hoyle | Mar 3, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Mar 4, 2025 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Mar 10, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Mar 14, 2025 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Mar 21, 2025 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Mar 21, 2025 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Mar 21, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Mar 21, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Hillary J. Scholten | Mar 21, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Mar 21, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Mar 21, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Mar 21, 2025 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Mar 24, 2025 | |
| D-NM | Gabe Vasquez | Mar 24, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Johnny Olszewski, Jr. | Mar 24, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Mar 24, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Mar 24, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Mar 25, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Mar 26, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Mar 26, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Mar 26, 2025 | |
| D-RI | Gabe Amo | Mar 26, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Mar 26, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Mar 26, 2025 | |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | Mar 26, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Mar 26, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Mar 26, 2025 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Mar 27, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Mar 27, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | Mar 27, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Mar 27, 2025 | |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Mar 27, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Mar 27, 2025 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Mar 27, 2025 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Mar 31, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Mar 31, 2025 | |
| D-OR | Janelle S. Bynum | Mar 31, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Mar 31, 2025 | |
| R-MS | Mike Ezell | Mar 31, 2025 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Mar 31, 2025 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Mar 31, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Laura Gillen | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Suhas Subramanyam | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | Apr 1, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Adam Gray | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Julie Johnson | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Laura Friedman | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Apr 9, 2025 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Apr 14, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Apr 14, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Ritchie Torres | Apr 14, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Apr 14, 2025 | |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Apr 17, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Apr 17, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Apr 17, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Josh Riley | Apr 21, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Apr 24, 2025 | |
| D-NY | John W. Mannion | Apr 24, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Nicole Malliotakis | Apr 24, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | May 5, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | May 5, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. | May 5, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | May 7, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Kristen McDonald Rivet | May 7, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | May 7, 2025 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | May 13, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | May 19, 2025 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | May 19, 2025 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 29, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | May 29, 2025 | |
| R-NY | Nicholas A. Langworthy | May 29, 2025 | |
| D-AL | Shomari Figures | Jun 4, 2025 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Jun 9, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Jun 10, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Jun 11, 2025 | |
| D-OH | Emilia Strong Sykes | Jun 25, 2025 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Jun 27, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Jul 15, 2025 | |
| D-MO | Wesley Bell | Jul 21, 2025 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Jul 29, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Aug 8, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Robert Garcia | Aug 15, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Aug 22, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Sarah Elfreth | Aug 22, 2025 | |
| R-CA | Kevin Kiley | Sep 9, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | LaMonica McIver | Sep 10, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Sep 15, 2025 | |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Sep 15, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Glenn Ivey | Sep 17, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Dave Min | Sep 18, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Ryan Mackenzie | Oct 6, 2025 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Oct 8, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| D-AZ | Yassamin Ansari | Oct 17, 2025 | |
| R-GU | James C. Moylan | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| R-PA | Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. | Oct 24, 2025 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Oct 31, 2025 | |
| D-FL | Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick | Oct 31, 2025 | |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Nov 19, 2025 | |
| R-WI | Derrick Van Orden | Dec 3, 2025 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Dec 3, 2025 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Dec 9, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Dec 17, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Derek Tran | Dec 18, 2025 | |
| D-VA | James R. Walkinshaw | Jan 8, 2026 | |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | Jan 12, 2026 | |
| R-CO | Jeff Hurd | Jan 13, 2026 | |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Jan 14, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Lateefah Simon | Jan 14, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Jan 15, 2026 | |
| R-OH | Mike Carey | Jan 16, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Jan 21, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Jan 22, 2026 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Jan 27, 2026 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Jan 27, 2026 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jan 30, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Feb 2, 2026 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Feb 3, 2026 | |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Feb 4, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Nellie Pou | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Feb 11, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Feb 17, 2026 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Feb 20, 2026 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Feb 20, 2026 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Feb 20, 2026 | |
| R-PA | John Joyce | Feb 23, 2026 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Feb 23, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Feb 24, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Sam T. Liccardo | Mar 5, 2026 | |
| D-NH | Maggie Goodlander | Mar 12, 2026 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Mar 24, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Mar 26, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Mar 26, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Apr 2, 2026 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Apr 2, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Apr 9, 2026 | |
| R-MO | Mark Alford | Apr 13, 2026 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Apr 14, 2026 | |
| R-VA | Jennifer A. Kiggans | Apr 20, 2026 | |
| R-UT | Celeste Maloy | Apr 22, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Apr 27, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Apr 27, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Apr 28, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Apr 28, 2026 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Apr 28, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Lance Gooden | Apr 29, 2026 | |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Apr 29, 2026 | |
| D-PR | Pablo José Hernández | Apr 29, 2026 | |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Apr 30, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Chuck Edwards | May 7, 2026 | |
| R-IL | Darin LaHood | May 7, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | May 7, 2026 | |
| R-KS | Derek Schmidt | May 14, 2026 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | May 21, 2026 | |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | May 21, 2026 | |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Kevin Mullin | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| D-OR | Maxine Dexter | Jun 3, 2026 | |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Jun 9, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jun 15, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Jun 30, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Jul 9, 2026 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | Jul 13, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Jul 13, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Jul 14, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Jake Ellzey | Jul 20, 2026 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jul 22, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Aug 13, 2026 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Aug 13, 2026 | |
| R-NE | Mike Flood | Aug 13, 2026 | |
| D-MN | Kelly Morrison | Aug 17, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Analilia Mejia | Aug 20, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Aug 20, 2026 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Aug 31, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Laurel M. Lee | Sep 14, 2026 |
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 Feb 6, 2025 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Feb 6, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 6, 2025Introduced in House
- Feb 6, 2025Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. 171, no. 25, February 6, 2025, page H556.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 463 | Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025 | Related bill | Feb 6, 2025 |
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 2025
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Administrative remedies
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Customs enforcement
- Due process and equal protection
- Evidence and witnesses
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government trust funds
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Lawyers and legal services
- Legal fees and court costs
- Property rights
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 6, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
