Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act of 2025
Key claim: The Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act of 2025 would require the U.S. Postal Service to collect, track, and publicly report deaths and injuries from traffic crashes involving vehicles transporting mail, with mandatory employee/contractor crash reporting and an annual public summary.
Abstract
(HR758 · 119th Congress) 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. Latest action (2025-03-04): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Why this matters
USPS operates one of the largest civilian vehicle fleets in the country but its crash outcomes are not consolidated in the same public datasets as FMCSA-regulated carriers or NHTSA FARS reporting. A statutory reporting duty would create a recurring transparency baseline for postal-vehicle traffic safety, enabling comparison with other federal fleets and informing route, vehicle, and contractor safety decisions.