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H.R. 758: Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act of 2025

Passed HouseMar 3, 2025

  1. Introduced (completed)Jan 28, 2025
  2. Passed House (completed)Mar 3, 2025, 402–16
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Jan 28, 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 the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Key votes

House final vote, Mar 3, 2025

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Passed 402–16

Yea 402two-thirds 279Nay 16

  • Democrats208 yea, 0 nay
  • Republicans193 yea, 16 nay
  • Independents1 yea, 0 nay

Broke with their party: Derek Schmidt (R-KS), Keith Self (R-TX), W. Steube (R-FL), Victoria Spartz (R-IN), Chip Roy (R-TX), Pat Harrigan (R-NC), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Andy Harris (R-MD), Glenn Grothman (R-WI) and Ron Estes (R-KS) voted Nay; and 6 more

See how all 418 members voted

Showing 433 of 433 members

Yea 402

Republicans (193)

Democrats (208)

Independents (1)

Nay 16

Republicans (16) broke with their party

Not voting 15

Senate

Not yet voted

Passed the House Mar 3, 2025. Awaiting Senate action.

Roll calls

1 vote on this bill

Showing 1 of 1 roll calls

  • Mar 3, 2025HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassFinal passagePassed, yea-nay 402–16
    Roll call 55 tally by party
    PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
    Democrats208007
    Republicans1931608
    Independents1000
    Total40216015

    House roll call 55: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass. Passed.

    16 crossed party lines: 16 Republicans

    How each member voted (433)

Amendments

0 offered

No amendments were offered to this bill.

Cosponsors

3

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

144 points earned
  1. 1Gerald Connolly D-VA SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, passed House3 events+36
  2. 2Aaron Bean R-FL1 maverick vote1 event+6
  3. 2Andy Biggs R-AZ1 maverick vote1 event+6
  4. 2Lauren Boebert R-CO1 maverick vote1 event+6
  5. 2Tim Burchett R-TN1 maverick vote1 event+6
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Introductions and cosponsorships count toward weekly caps and show no points.

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History

  1. Mar 3, 2025Passed the House, 402–16.
  2. Jan 28, 2025Introduced in the House by Gerald Connolly.
Show the full action history (11 actions)
  1. Mar 4, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  2. Mar 3, 2025Mr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  3. Mar 3, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H933-935)
  4. Mar 3, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 758.
  5. Mar 3, 2025At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  6. Mar 3, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H938-939)
  7. Mar 3, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 402 - 16 (Roll no. 55). (text: CR H933-934)
  8. Mar 3, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 402 - 16 (Roll no. 55). (text: CR H933-934)
  9. Mar 3, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  10. Jan 28, 2025Introduced in House
  11. Jan 28, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.