Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)· Introduced February 6, 2025

Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025

S. 463 · Senate bill Crime and Law Enforcement

A Democratic bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See all 14 cosponsors

Last activity February 6, 2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

Introduced
In Committee

What this bill would do

The "Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025" aims to facilitate security measures for the United States Postal Service. It seeks to protect letter carriers from acts of violence and calls for vigorous prosecution of assaults against postal employees. The bill authorizes $1,400,000,000 annually from 2025 through 2029 for high security collection boxes and electronic universal mailbox keys. Additionally, it directs the Attorney General to appoint assistant United States attorneys to coordinate investigations and prosecutions of specific offenses. Finally, it requires the United States Sentencing Commission to update guidelines to treat assaults or robberies of postal employees similarly to assaults on law enforcement officers.

Yes

Scored +7
Would union members be better off under this?
The bill provides significant security upgrades and legal protections specifically for postal employees.
Scored +6
Does this shorten or soften prison sentences?
The bill requires the Sentencing Commission to treat assaults on postal employees with the same severity as assaults on law enforcement officers.
Scored +5
Does this strengthen the rights of workers to organise?
The bill enhances safety protections for postal employees through increased security funding and heightened legal consequences for assaults.