HR 1065 · in committee · significant
Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
- criminal justice
What this bill does
- The bill requires the Justice Department to assign prosecutors to handle crimes against postal workers and mail services.
- Postal employees and mail users are affected by increased protection and prosecution of offenses like assault on letter carriers.
- The bill funds USPS upgrades to secure mailboxes and authorizes spending for electronic key systems.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would assigning dedicated prosecutors specifically to postal crimes affect prosecution rates compared to current handling through general criminal dockets?
- 02
What types of mailbox security upgrades does the bill prioritize, and how would electronic key systems reduce mail theft versus other potential solutions?
- 03
Which postal workers face the greatest safety risks under current conditions, and how would this bill's protections address those specific threats?
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Sponsor · R-PA-1
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
205/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-06
Joining the bill
Greg Landsman
D-OH-1 · original
Nick LaLota
R-NY-1
Donald Norcross
D-NJ-1
Guy Reschenthaler
R-PA-14
Daniel S. Goldman
D-NY-10
Patrick Ryan
D-NY-18
Sarah McBride
D-DE
Bill Foster
D-IL-11
Timothy M. Kennedy
D-NY-26
Andrew R. Garbarino
R-NY-2
Emanuel Cleaver
D-MO-5
Betty McCollum
D-MN-4
+ 193 more
Legislative timeline
2025-02-06 · house · IntroReferral
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.
2025-02-06 · house · IntroReferral
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.
2025-02-06 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-06 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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