Sponsors (4)
The bill increases transparency and safety by mandating standardized crash reporting and a USPS crash database (with privacy protections), at the cost of added administrative expenses and compliance risks that could affect contractors, taxpayers, and injured employees.
Transportation workers and taxpayers will benefit from mandated crash reporting and an internal USPS crash database that enables targeted safety training and could reduce future mail-transport crashes.
Postal Service managers and the public will gain timely, aggregated data on mail-transport crashes, increasing transparency and helping identify systemic problems.
Federal employees and government contractors will receive standardized crash-reporting rules with public reports stripped of identifying details, improving data consistency while protecting worker privacy.
Taxpayers may face modest additional administrative and IT costs to maintain and publish aggregated crash data, which could divert USPS resources or slightly raise operating costs.
Federal employees who are seriously injured in a crash may face pressure to report quickly despite recovery needs, creating stress and potential underreporting or worsened recovery outcomes.
Government contractors risk fines, contract suspension, or termination for late reporting, which could reduce contractor income or prompt service disruptions for USPS operations.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires USPS to collect, track, and publicly report deaths and injuries from traffic crashes involving mail-transport vehicles, create a reporting system and database, and allow penalties for contractor noncompliance.
Requires the U.S. Postal Service to set rules and systems to collect, track, and publicly report deaths and injuries from traffic crashes involving vehicles transporting mail. It requires employees and contractors to report any crash causing injury or death within three days, establishes a standard reporting form and a continuously updated internal digital database, mandates an annual public report with aggregated statistics and privacy protections, and allows penalties for contractors who fail to report on time. The Postmaster General must issue implementing regulations within 90 days of enactment, and the law defines what counts as a covered crash and includes limited accommodations for reporters who are seriously injured.
Introduced January 28, 2025 by Gerald E. Connolly · Last progress March 4, 2025