LEGISLATIVE ISSUES

H.R. 3011- USPS Shipping Equity

Legislation that would allow the USPS to ship alcoholic beverages to customers.

H.R. 1522- Federal Retirement Fairness Act

Legislation that would allow rural carriers to buy back their time spent as an RCA.

H.R. 70/ S.R 147- No Privatization Bill

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Congress should take all appropriate measures to ensure that the United States Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization.

H.R. 1065/S.R. 463- Protect Our Letter Carrier Act

This bill requires the Department of Justice to appoint an assistant U.S attorney in each judicial district to coordinate and supervise the investigation and prosecution of various crimes related to postal services (for example, assault on a postal service employee, breaking into a post office, or obstruction of mails.)
The bill also requires the U.S Sentencing Commission to amend sentencing guidelines to provide that the assault or robbery of postal employee shall be treated the same as assault of a law enforcement officer.
Additionally, the bill authorizes appropriations for the USPS to install high security collection boxes and replace older versions of the universal mailbox key with electronic versions.