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HR8548Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
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S463119th CongressWALLET
Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Introduced
Summary
Protects letter carriers from violence. This bill would boost criminal enforcement and penalties for attacks on postal employees and fund upgrades to mailbox security to make deliveries safer for workers and communities.
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- Postal workers: Sentencing policy would be changed so assault or robbery of a postal employee is treated like assault on a law enforcement officer, including dangerous conduct during immediate flight.
- Federal prosecutors and courts: The Attorney General would be required to appoint an assistant U.S. attorney in each judicial district to coordinate investigation and prosecution of postal-related crimes within one year.
- USPS operations and the public: The bill would authorize $1.4 billion each year for fiscal years 2025 through 2029 for high-security collection boxes and replacing old mailbox keys with electronic versions, a total of $7.0 billion in authorized funds.
*If enacted, the bill would authorize $1.4 billion per year for 2025–2029, totaling $7.0 billion in authorized appropriations and increasing federal spending by that amount.*
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3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Federal prosecutors for postal crimes
If enacted, the Attorney General would be required to appoint, in each federal judicial district, an assistant U.S. attorney to lead postal-crime prosecutions. Appointments must be made in consultation with the district U.S. attorney. The Attorney General would have to complete these appointments within one year after enactment. This aims to improve coordination and prosecution of crimes against postal workers and mail.
Stronger sentences for postal assaults
If enacted, the U.S. Sentencing Commission would have to change federal guidelines so assault or robbery of a postal employee is treated like assault of a law enforcement officer. This also covers dangerous conduct during the immediate flight after the crime if that flight creates a substantial risk of serious bodily injury. The Commission must issue the amendments by the May 1 that follows the first year beginning after enactment.
More money for USPS security
If enacted, the bill would authorize $1.4 billion each year for fiscal years 2025 through 2029 for the U.S. Postal Service. The money would fund installation of high-security mail collection boxes. USPS could also use the funds to replace old universal mailbox (arrow) keys with electronic versions. The goal is to reduce mail theft and improve safety for postal workers and mail recipients.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Kirsten Gillibrand
NY • D
Cosponsors
Josh Hawley
MO • R
Sponsored 2/6/2025
Jacky Rosen
NV • D
Sponsored 4/3/2025
Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
NH • D
Sponsored 4/7/2025
Andy Kim
NJ • D
Sponsored 4/30/2025
Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
NM • D
Sponsored 4/30/2025
Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD]
MD • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Charles Schumer
NY • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
DE • D
Sponsored 9/10/2025
Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]
DE • D
Sponsored 9/10/2025
Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/21/2025
Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
CO • D
Sponsored 1/12/2026
Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/29/2026
Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
OR • D
Sponsored 4/30/2026
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