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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7629 

To facilitate the implementation of security measures undertaken by the 

United States Postal Service, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 12, 2024 

Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself, Mr. LANDSMAN, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Ms. 

CARAVEO, and Mr. NORCROSS) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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 

A BILL 

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

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protect Our Letter 

5 Carriers Act of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

7 It is the sense of the Congress that— 


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1 (1) United States Postal Service letter carriers 

2 must be protected from acts of violence; and 

3 (2) the Attorney General should vigorously 

4 prosecute any case of assault against a postal em5 ployee. 

6 SEC. 3. FUNDS TO UPGRADE COLLECTION BOXES. 

7 There is authorized to be appropriated 

8 $1,400,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 

9 2029 to the United States Postal Service to carry out, as 

10 determined by the United States Postal Service— 

11 (1) the installation of high security collection 

12 boxes; and 

13 (2) the replacement of older versions of the uni14 versal mailbox key, also known as the arrow key, 

15 with electronic versions. 

16 SEC. 4. COORDINATION OF PROSECUTION OF OFFENSES 

17 AGAINST THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERV18 ICE. 

19 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 542 of title 28, United 

20 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol21 lowing: 

22 ‘‘(c) The Attorney General shall, in consultation with 

23 the United States attorney for the district, appoint in each 

24 judicial district an assistant United States attorney with 

25 principal responsibility in the district to coordinate and 


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1 supervise the investigation and prosecution of alleged of2 fenses committed— 

3 ‘‘(1) in violation of chapter 83 of title 18; 

4 ‘‘(2) in violation of sections 2115, 2116, or 

5 2117 of title 18; or 

6 ‘‘(3) against a carrier or person entrusted with 

7 the mail and having custody thereof, in violation of 

8 section 111 of title 18.’’. 

9 (b) DEADLINE FOR COMPLIANCE.—The Attorney 

10 General shall comply with section 542(c) of title 28, 

11 United States Code, not later than 1 year after the date 

12 of the enactment of this Act. 

13 SEC. 5. SENTENCING GUIDELINES WITH RESPECT TO ROB14 BERY AGAINST A POSTAL EMPLOYEE. 

15 Not later than May 1 following the first year that 

16 begins after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

17 United States Sentencing Commission shall amend the 

18 sentencing guidelines and policy statements promulgated 

19 under section 994 of title 28, United States Code, to pro20 vide that the assault or robbery of a postal employee, in21 cluding conduct committed during the immediate flight 

22 after the commission of such an assault or robbery if the 

23 conduct creates a substantial risk of serious bodily injury, 


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1 shall be treated in the same manner as the assault of a 

2 law enforcement officer. 

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