[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6810 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6810
To direct certain heads of Federal agencies to develop a strategy to
improve Federal investigations of organized postal theft, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 17, 2025
Mr. Panetta (for himself and Mrs. Kim) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition
to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee
concerned
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A BILL
To direct certain heads of Federal agencies to develop a strategy to
improve Federal investigations of organized postal theft, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Maximizing Agency Integration on
Letter Theft Act of 2025'' or as the ``MAIL Theft Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. IMPROVING COORDINATION IN FEDERAL INVESTIGATION OF ORGANIZED
POSTAL THEFT.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland
Security, the Postmaster General, and the head of each relevant agency
shall develop a strategy to identify how each such relevant agency can
coordinate with other relevant agencies to--
(1) improve information sharing between the Postmaster
General, the Chief Inspector of the U.S. Postal Inspection
Service, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, the Executive Associate Director of Homeland
Security Investigations, the Director of the Secret Service,
and the head of each relevant agency on organized postal crime
networks;
(2) assist State and local law enforcement in compiling
materials and evidence necessary for prosecution of organized
postal crime; and
(3) increase cooperation and information sharing between
each such relevant agency and State and local government
agencies.
(b) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Postmaster General, the Chief Postal
Inspector, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney General,
and the head of each relevant agency shall submit a joint report to the
relevant committees on the strategy developed pursuant to subsection
(a).
(c) Comptroller General Report.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall
publish a report on coordination between the private sector and law
enforcement to deter and investigate organized postal crime.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Organized postal crime.--The term ``organized postal
crime'' means the coordinated illegal acquisition of postal
mail through theft, embezzlement, fraud, or other means that
are illegal under Federal or State law for the purpose of
selling or distributing such goods in interstate commerce.
(2) Organized postal crime network.--The term ``organized
postal crime network'' means a criminal network that engages in
organized postal crime.
(3) Relevant agency.--The term ``relevant agency'' means
any agency (as defined in section 551 of title 5, United States
Code) determined by the Postmaster General, the Attorney
General, the USPIS Chief Investigator, and the Secretary of
Homeland Security to have a role in information sharing and
investigation of organized postal crime.
(4) Relevant committees.--The term ``relevant committees''
means the House Committee on the Judiciary, the House Committee
on Homeland Security, the House Committee on Oversight and
Accountability, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, and the
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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