# 119-s-463: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025

119-s-463, Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-05-20).

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- As of: 2026-05-20
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-463
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-05-20

## 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. - 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.*

## Cosponsors (14)

- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-04-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-10-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2026-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Federal prosecutors for postal crimes: benefit, high. 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 w…
- Stronger sentences for postal assaults: benefit, high. 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 ris…
- More money for USPS security: benefit, high. 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.…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-3071: Keep SNAP and WIC Funded Act of 2025
- 119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-463 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/463)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-3071: Keep SNAP and WIC Funded Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3071)
- [119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1032)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-463 (as of 2026-05-20).