# Plain Language Summary: Peggy Frank Memorial Act

This bill requires the U.S. Postal Service to install air conditioning and heating systems in all of its delivery vehicles. The law is named after Peggy Frank, and it addresses a real problem: mail carriers and postal workers currently work in vehicles that can get dangerously hot in summer or cold in winter, with no climate control to protect them.

The bill has two main parts. First, it gives the Postal Service three years to retrofit all the delivery vehicles it currently owns or leases with climate control units. During this process, the Postmaster General has to report to Congress every year on how the work is progressing. Second, starting immediately, the Postal Service cannot buy or lease any new delivery vehicles unless they already have climate control built in. This prevents the agency from adding more unequipped vehicles to its fleet while it's upgrading the old ones.

The practical impact is straightforward: postal workers who spend their days driving around delivering mail will have protection from extreme temperatures. This is especially important for people in hot climates or during summer months, when vehicles without air conditioning can reach dangerous temperatures. The three-year timeline gives the Postal Service time to budget for and complete the modifications without having to do everything at once, though it will require significant spending on equipment and installation.

Peggy Frank Memorial Act

Cárdenas, Tony

Peggy Frank Memorial Act This bill requires, by three years after this bill's enactment, that any delivery vehicle owned or leased by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) be modified to include a climate control unit. The USPS may not purchase or lease any delivery vehicle unless that vehicle has a climate control unit. <ul> </ul>