Postal Police Reform Act of 2023
S 3356, the Postal Police Reform Act of 2023, clarifies the duties of U.S. Postal Service (USPS) police officers. It specifies that these officers protect mail, USPS-owned or controlled property, people on that property, and USPS employees on duty anywhere in the U.S. The bill revises existing law to explicitly state that officers may act beyond USPS property when necessary to fulfill these protective duties. It also corrects a minor typo in the legal reference. This bill directly affects USPS police officers by defining their scope of responsibility more precisely.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2023
Committee Review
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Introduced Nov 29, 2023
Last action Nov 29, 2023
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Nov 29, 2023
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Nov 29, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 22 co-sponsors
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Richard J. Durbin
DDemocratic
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Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
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Angus S. King, Jr.
IIndependent
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Ben Ray Luján
DDemocratic
Co
Benjamin L. Cardin
DDemocratic
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Catherine Cortez Masto
DDemocratic
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Christopher A. Coons
DDemocratic
Co
Jacky Rosen
DDemocratic
Co
Jeanne Shaheen
DDemocratic
Co
Jerry Moran
RRepublican
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John W. Hickenlooper
DDemocratic
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