H.R.1065

Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025

Introduced·2/6/25

Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025 aims to safeguard U.S. Postal Service employees from violence and enhance security measures.

The Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025 emphasizes the importance of protecting U.S. Postal Service letter carriers from acts of violence, treating such assaults similarly to attacks on law enforcement officers. It mandates the United States Sentencing Commission to update sentencing guidelines for assaults on postal employees and requires the Attorney General to vigorously prosecute these cases. The Act also authorizes $1.4 billion annually from 2026 to 2030 for the U.S.

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History

Feb 6, 2025

House

Introduced in House

Feb 6, 2025

House

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.