Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 463 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 463

To facilitate the implementation of security measures undertaken by the 
         United States Postal Service, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             February 6 (legislative day, February 5), 2025

 Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself and Mr. Hawley) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                   Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To facilitate the implementation of security measures undertaken by the 
         United States Postal Service, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) United States Postal Service letter carriers must be 
        protected from acts of violence; and
            (2) the Attorney General should vigorously prosecute any 
        case of assault against a postal employee.

SEC. 3. FUNDS TO UPGRADE COLLECTION BOXES.

    There is authorized to be appropriated $1,400,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2025 through 2029 to the United States Postal Service to 
carry out, as determined by the United States Postal Service--
            (1) the installation of high security collection boxes; and
            (2) the replacement of older versions of the universal 
        mailbox key, also known as the arrow key, with electronic 
        versions.

SEC. 4. COORDINATION OF PROSECUTION OF OFFENSES AGAINST THE UNITED 
              STATES POSTAL SERVICE.

    (a) In General.--Section 542 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) The Attorney General shall, in consultation with the United 
States attorney for the district, appoint in each judicial district an 
assistant United States attorney with principal responsibility in the 
district to coordinate and supervise the investigation and prosecution 
of alleged offenses committed--
            ``(1) in violation of chapter 83 of title 18;
            ``(2) in violation of sections 2115, 2116, or 2117 of title 
        18; or
            ``(3) against a carrier or person entrusted with the mail 
        and having custody thereof, in violation of section 111 of 
        title 18.''.
    (b) Deadline for Compliance.--The Attorney General shall comply 
with section 542(c) of title 28, United States Code, as added by this 
Act, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. SENTENCING GUIDELINES WITH RESPECT TO ROBBERY AGAINST A POSTAL 
              EMPLOYEE.

    Not later than May 1 following the first year that begins after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the United States Sentencing Commission 
shall amend the sentencing guidelines and policy statements promulgated 
under section 994 of title 28, United States Code, to provide that the 
assault or robbery of a postal employee, including conduct committed 
during the immediate flight after the commission of such an assault or 
robbery if the conduct creates a substantial risk of serious bodily 
injury, shall be treated in the same manner as the assault of a law 
enforcement officer.
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