Postal Police Reform Act of 2023

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3005 To amend title 18, United States Code, to modify the role and duties of United States Postal Service police officers, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 28, 2023 Mr. GARBARINO (for himself, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. CAL- VERT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Ac- countability, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris- diction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to modify the role and duties of United States Postal Service police officers, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Postal Police Reform 4 Act of 2023’’. 5 SEC. 2. ROLE AND DUTIES OF USPS POLICE OFFICERS. 6 Section 3061 of title 18, United States Code, is 7 amended— 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:57 May 11, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3005.IH H3005 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 3005 IH (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Postal In- 1 spectors and other agents of the United States Post- 2 al Service’’ and inserting ‘‘Postal Inspectors, Postal 3 Service police officers, and other agents of the 4 United States Postal Service’’; and 5 (2) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol- 6 lows: 7 ‘‘(c)(1) As to property owned or occupied by the Post- 8 al Service or under the charge and control of the Postal 9 Service, the Postmaster General may prescribe regulations 10 necessary for the protection and administration of prop- 11 erty owned or occupied by the Postal Service and persons 12 on the property. The regulations may include reasonable 13 penalties, within the limits prescribed in paragraph (2), 14 for violations of the regulations. The regulations shall be 15 posted and remain posted in a conspicuous place on the 16 property. 17 ‘‘(2) A person violating a regulation prescribed under 18 this subsection shall be fined under this title, imprisoned 19 for not more than 30 days, or both.’’. 20 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:57 May 11, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3005.IH H3005 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB