Bipartisan legislation has been reintroduced in the House and Senate that is designed to address risking assaults on postal carriers and mail theft.
The Protect Our Letter Carriers Act would provide $7 billion over five years to replace and and modernize postal infrastructure – such as mail boxes; Prioritize cases for prosecution that involved assault on letter carriers (using designated assistant district attorneys); and standardize sentencing guidelines. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-PA, and Greg Landsman, D-Ohio, introduced the House version, and Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, and Josh Hawley, R-Mo. brought the Senate version.
