S 463 · in committee · significant
Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
- criminal justice
What this bill does
- This bill requires the Department of Justice to appoint prosecutors in each district to handle crimes against postal workers and mail services.
- It affects postal employees, people who commit crimes against mail carriers, and the U.S. Postal Service.
- It authorizes funding for secure mailboxes and electronic keys, and requires sentencing guidelines to treat postal worker assault like law enforcement assault.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would assigning dedicated prosecutors to postal worker crimes change outcomes compared to current district prosecution practices?
- 02
What evidence suggests postal workers face disproportionate assault rates that justify equating their protection with law enforcement protections?
- 03
Who would bear the costs of secure mailboxes and electronic keys, and how much federal funding does the bill allocate for these security measures?
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Sponsor · D-NY
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
13/ 100
Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-06
Joining the bill
Josh Hawley
R-MO · original
Jacky Rosen
D-NV
Jeanne Shaheen
D-NH
Ben Ray Luján
D-NM
Andy Kim
D-NJ
Charles E. Schumer
D-NY
Angela D. Alsobrooks
D-MD
Christopher A. Coons
D-DE
Lisa Blunt Rochester
D-DE
Adam B. Schiff
D-CA
Michael F. Bennet
D-CO
Alex Padilla
D-CA
+ 1 more
Legislative timeline
2025-02-06 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2025-02-06 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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