[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 78 (Tuesday, May 9, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E410-E411]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       INTRODUCTION OF THE POSTAL FACILITIES SECURITY CAMERA ACT

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                       HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON

                      of the district of columbia

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 9, 2023

  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce the Postal 
Facilities Security Camera Act, which would require that, subject to 
appropriations, the United States Postal Service (USPS) install 
security cameras at each postal facility to protect USPS employees, 
customers and property.
  Last year, 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 recently 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. This bill authorizes appropriations for security cameras at 
postal facilities.
  USPS should have security cameras monitoring postal 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 legislation.

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