Sponsor · U.S. Senator for New York · Democratic
Senate bill · S. 463 (119th Congress)
Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
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.
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Committee
House Committee on Homeland Security · U.S. House of Representatives
Also referred to Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs · U.S. Senate.
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Full history
- Feb 6, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate
- Feb 6, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Feb 6, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Feb 6, 2025
Referred to committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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