H.R. 6810

[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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