PRIA Logo™
119-hr-2825119th CongressWALLET

Postal Service Clusterbox Responsibility Act

Sponsored By: Representative Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]

Introduced

Summary

Preserve historically maintained cluster box units. This bill would require the United States Postal Service to continue maintaining privately owned cluster box units it has primarily serviced for at least 20 years and create a dedicated fund to pay for that work.

Show full summary
  • Households and residents served by those private cluster box units would keep USPS repairs and upkeep for units the agency has historically maintained for 20+ years. This aims to protect local mail reliability for those addresses.
  • Private property owners and associations that allow USPS access could add or remove mail receptacles subject to USPS approval. Covered owners can withdraw permission which ends coverage and the bill sets rules for reimbursement and liability when nonfederal parties cause damage.
  • The Postal Service would get a Cluster Box Unit Maintenance Fund, a Treasury revolving fund funded by deposits drawn from amounts appropriated for this purpose and allowed notwithstanding 39 U.S.C. 2003(b). The bill limits USPS maintenance to what is necessary for function and would require the Postal Service to issue implementing regulations within 180 days of enactment.

Personalized for You

How does this bill affect your finances?

Personalize government policy and PRIA will tell you what this bill means for your household, plus every other piece of legislation we track. PRIA reads each provision against your financial profile to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.

Free to download

Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

USPS upkeep for private cluster mailboxes

If enacted, owners or residents could ask USPS to maintain private cluster mailboxes it mainly maintained for 20 years. A covered person would apply with proof and written permission, and USPS would decide within one month. USPS would repair, replace, and add boxes when needed, and would maintain added boxes that follow the rules; it would not fix building structures or intentional damage. USPS could seek payment from at‑fault third parties and may require assignment of recovery rights. Coverage could end if permission is withdrawn or delivery stops. A new fund would pay for this work without yearly limits, and USPS would issue rules within 180 days.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]

TX • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 4/10/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

View on Congress.gov
Back to Legislation