Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Protect Our Letter Carriers Act combines postal infrastructure funding with prosecution and sentencing changes. It authorizes $1.4 billion for each fiscal year 2026 through 2030 for USPS to install high-security collection boxes and replace older universal mailbox arrow keys with electronic versions. It requires the Attorney General, in consultation with U.S. attorneys, to appoint an assistant U.S. attorney in each judicial district to coordinate investigation and prosecution of postal offenses. It also directs the Sentencing Commission to treat assault or robbery of a postal employee like assault of a law enforcement officer under the guidelines.
Who Benefits and How
Letter carriers benefit from stronger collection-box security, reduced arrow-key theft incentives, and tougher sentencing treatment for assaults or robberies. Postal customers benefit if high-security boxes reduce mail theft and check theft from collection boxes. USPS security teams benefit from dedicated funding for collection-box and electronic-key upgrades. Federal postal investigators benefit from designated assistant U.S. attorneys responsible for postal offense coordination.
Who Bears the Burden and How
USPS must install high-security collection boxes and replace older arrow keys with electronic versions. The Department of Justice must designate postal-crime coordinators in every judicial district. The Sentencing Commission must update guidelines and policy statements for postal employee assault or robbery. Defendants convicted of assaulting or robbing postal employees face increased guideline consequences.
Key Provisions
- Authorizes $1.4 billion annually from fiscal years 2026 through 2030 for USPS security upgrades.
- Funds high-security collection boxes and replacement of older arrow keys with electronic versions.
- Requires an assistant U.S. attorney in every district to coordinate postal offense prosecution.
- Directs sentencing guidelines to treat assault or robbery of postal employees like assault of law enforcement officers.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Authorizes $1.4 billion per year for USPS collection-box and arrow-key security upgrades, assigns postal-crime prosecutors in every district, and directs sentencing changes for assaults or robberies of postal employees.
Key Policy Areas
Postal Service, Public Safety, Criminal Justice
Primary Purpose
Authorizes $1.4 billion per year for USPS collection-box and arrow-key security upgrades, assigns postal-crime prosecutors in every district, and directs sentencing changes for assaults or robberies of postal employees.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Letter carriers
- Postal workers
- USPS security teams
- Federal prosecutors
Identified Costs
- United States Postal Service
- Department of Justice attorneys
- Sentencing Commission
- Postal robbery defendants
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Fitzpatrick (for himself and Mr. Landsman) introduced the following …
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition …
Introduced in House
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