Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
Latest action · Feb 6, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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 SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 6, 2025 to May 18, 2026; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Josh Hawley | Original | Feb 6, 2025 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Apr 3, 2025 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Apr 30, 2025 | |
| D-MD | Angela D. Alsobrooks | May 21, 2025 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | May 21, 2025 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Sep 10, 2025 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Sep 10, 2025 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Oct 21, 2025 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Jan 12, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Apr 29, 2026 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Apr 30, 2026 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | May 18, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 6, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 6, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Feb 6, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1065 | 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
- A bill 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: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Administrative remedies
- Civil actions and liability
- Congressional oversight
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Customs enforcement
- Due process and equal protection
- Evidence and witnesses
- 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 Senate
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