H.R. 758 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Mar 3, 2025. Received Mar 4, 2025; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryPostal Service to report mail vehicle deaths
This bill creates a system for the Postal Service to collect and report information about deaths and injuries from traffic crashes involving mail delivery vehicles. Postal employees and contractors would have to report any crash that causes injury or death within three days, the Postal Service would keep a database with details about these incidents, and then release a public report each year summarizing what happened.
How it affects you
Mail carriers and contractors who drive for the Postal Service would need to follow new reporting requirements after crashes. The general public would get access to annual reports about mail vehicle crash injuries and deaths, making this information transparent instead of scattered or unavailable.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Jan 28, 2025)
Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act of 2025
This bill requires the U.S. Postal Service to issue regulations to mandate collecting, tracking, and publicly reporting information related to deaths and injuries resulting from traffic crashes involving vehicles transporting mail.
The bill also requires (1) Postal Service employees and contractors to report within three days any traffic crash involving a vehicle used in the transportation of mail and resulting in injury or death, (2) the Postal Service to maintain an internal database that includes comprehensive information related to such injuries and deaths, and (3) the Postal Service to provide an annual report to the public summarizing such injuries and deaths.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 758
AN ACT
Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA-11) · Introduced Jan 28, 2025 · Government Operations and Politics · 3 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Mar 4, 2025: “Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.”
How Congress voted
Official roll callsHouse · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Mar 3, 2025
Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Passed 402–16
| Party | Yes | No | Didn’t vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 208 | 0 | 7 |
| Republicans | 194 | 16 | 8 |
16 members voted against most of their party: 16 Republicans voted No.
Congress votes on whole bills and amendments, not on single sections.
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 3 official versions.