Bill Summary
The "Maximizing Agency Integration on Letter Theft Act of 2025," also known as the "MAIL Theft Act of 2025," aims to enhance the federal response to organized postal theft. The legislation mandates that within 180 days of its enactment, key federal officials—including the Attorney General, Secretary of Homeland Security, Postmaster General, and heads of relevant agencies—develop a coordinated strategy to improve communication and collaboration among federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.
The strategy focuses on three main objectives: enhancing information sharing about organized postal crime networks, aiding state and local authorities in gathering evidence for prosecutions, and fostering cooperation between various levels of government. Additionally, the Act requires these officials to submit a joint report detailing their strategy and tasks the Comptroller General with publishing a report on private sector and law enforcement collaboration to combat organized postal crime within a year. Overall, the Act seeks to strengthen the federal investigative framework against organized postal theft.
Possible Impacts
The "Maximizing Agency Integration on Letter Theft Act of 2025" (MAIL Theft Act of 2025) could affect people in the following ways:
1. **Enhanced Security for Postal Services**: The act aims to improve coordination among federal agencies to combat organized postal theft. As a result, individuals may experience greater security when using postal services, leading to fewer instances of stolen mail, which can include sensitive items such as important documents, checks, or personal correspondence. This could enhance public trust in postal services.
2. **Increased Law Enforcement Support**: By facilitating cooperation between federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, the act may lead to more effective investigations and prosecutions of organized postal crime. This could result in a decrease in criminal activities related to postal theft in communities, making people feel safer and more secure in their daily lives.
3. **Improved Monitoring and Reporting**: With a mandate for reporting requirements and the publication of findings by the Comptroller General, the act ensures that there is transparency in how organized postal crime is being addressed. This could lead to increased public awareness of postal crime issues, prompting citizens to take precautions, such as using more secure mailing options or reporting suspicious activities, thus empowering individuals to protect themselves from potential theft.
[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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