H.R. 1065 · 119th Congress

Targets crimes against postal workers; authorizes money for more secure mailboxes and keys

Official title: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 20251

Never got a floor vote

§1What it does

Why this matters: A plain-English description of the bill as it was voted on, written by us from the official summary and text.

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The bill would require the Justice Department to name an assistant U.S. attorney in each federal judicial district to coordinate the investigation and prosecution of crimes involving the Postal Service, such as assaults on postal workers, post office break-ins and obstruction of the mail.2,3 It would direct the U.S. Sentencing Commission to revise federal sentencing guidelines so that assaulting or robbing a postal employee is treated the same as assaulting a law enforcement officer.3 It would also authorize funding for the Postal Service to install high-security collection boxes and replace older universal mailbox keys with electronic ones.3

§2Status

StatusLatest action, February 6, 2025: 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.1
IntroducedFebruary 6, 2025
SponsorRep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
Cosponsors231 cosponsors (187 Democratic, 44 Republican)
Official recordH.R. 1065 on Congress.gov

§3It never got a vote

Why this matters: This bill had wide support from both parties, but it never reached the House or Senate floor, so no member of Congress was ever recorded voting for or against it.

Latest action, February 6, 2025: 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.1 How bills die without a vote.

2026 candidates who sponsored or cosponsored it (197)