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S. 4672

Introduced

Postal Delivery Accountability Act

Sponsor
DTina Smith· Minnesota
Introduced
June 3, 2026
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
Latest action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.June 3, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4672 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4672

To require the Postal Service to implement recommendations from the 
Inspector General of the United States Postal Service for improving 
identification and notification of undelivered and partially delivered 
routes, and for other purposes.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 3, 2026

Ms. Smith (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Cramer) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To require the Postal Service to implement recommendations from the 
Inspector General of the United States Postal Service for improving 
identification and notification of undelivered and partially delivered 
routes, 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 ``Postal Delivery Accountability 
Act''.

SEC. 2. POSTAL SERVICE REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT CERTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS OF 
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.

(a) In General.--The Postal Service shall review and, to the extent 
practicable, implement the recommendations of the Inspector General of 
the United States Postal Service with respect to undelivered and 
partially delivered routes contained in the report set forth by the 
Inspector General entitled ``Delivery Operations--Undelivered and 
Partially Delivered Routes'' (Report Number 21-262-R23) and dated 
December 16, 2022.
(b) Deadline.--The Postal Service shall implement the 
recommendations described in subsection (a) not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act.
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