[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

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                       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.

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