INTRODUCTION OF THE POSTAL FACILITIES SECURITY CAMERA ACT

On 2025-12-30, Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) delivered a floor speech titled "INTRODUCTION OF THE POSTAL FACILITIES SECURITY CAMERA ACT" in the House.

INTRODUCTION OF THE POSTAL FACILITIES SECURITY CAMERA ACT

Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 218 (Tuesday, December 30, 2025) [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 218 (Tuesday, December 30, 2025)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E1249] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] INTRODUCTION OF THE POSTAL FACILITIES SECURITY CAMERA ACT ______ HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON of the district of columbia in the house of representatives Tuesday, December 30, 2025 Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, today, I introduce the Postal Facilities Security Camera Act. This bill would require, subject to appropriations, the United States Postal Service (USPS) to install security cameras at each postal facility to protect USPS employees, customers and property. This bill would also authorize appropriations to carry out the camera program. I asked USPS to expand the use of security cameras at postal facilities in the District of Columbia and across the country after learning that a D.C. resident had been robbed in the parking lot of a post office in D.C. The parking lot was not monitored by a security camera. USPS responded that it was not financially feasible to install and maintain security cameras at every postal facility. USPS should have security cameras monitoring its facilities--both inside and outside--to protect employees, customers and property. Security cameras can deter crime and assist in arrests and prosecutions. I urge my colleagues to support this bill. ____________________