All Roll Calls
Yes: 402 • No: 16
119-hr-758119th CongressWALLET
Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Passed House
Summary
Requires mandatory reporting, tracking, and public annual reporting of deaths and injuries from mail-transport crashes. The bill would require the Postal Service to adopt a standard report form, keep a continuous digital crash database, and set penalties for contractors who fail to report.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
New crash reporting and penalties
If enacted, Postal Service employees and any contractors would have to report mail-transport crashes that caused injury or death within three days. The Postmaster General would issue rules within 90 days and make a standard crash-report form. The bill would define reportable crashes as those with a death, an injury needing immediate medical treatment away from the scene, or disabling damage that requires towing. Contractors who miss the deadline could face fines, contract suspension, or termination. If the reporting person was seriously injured, the Postal Service would allow a later deadline under set procedures.
Postal crash data and public reports
If enacted, the Postal Service would keep a continuously updated internal digital database of deaths and injuries from mail-transport crashes. The Postal Service would also publish an annual public report with aggregated statistics, trends, and analysis. The public report could not identify any employee, contractor, or other individual. The goal would be more transparency and oversight of mail-transport safety.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1]
KY • R
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 2/14/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 2/21/2025
Roll Call Votes
house vote • 3/3/2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Yes: 402 • No: 16