H.R. 7527 · 118th Congress

Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act of 2024

Stage
Passed a chamber
Introduced
2024-03-05
Latest action
2024-05-07 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summary

Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act

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.