Sponsors (3)
Last progress November 5, 2025 (3 months ago)
Introduced on November 5, 2025 by Rafael Edward Cruz
Requires the Comptroller General to study theft of mail and Postal Service property and submit an initial report to Congress within one year of enactment, then annual reports for the next four years (five total). Each report must describe what the Postal Service is doing to address thefts, include recommended actions for the Postal Service and Congress, and be prepared in consultation with the Postal Service Inspector General and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.
The Comptroller General of the United States must investigate nationwide patterns and instances of theft of mail and United States Postal Service property and submit a report on each investigation to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives.
Each report must include a description of any measures the Postal Service has in place to address theft of mail and Postal Service property, and must include recommendations on how the Postal Service and Congress can combat such theft.
In carrying out the investigations and reports, the Comptroller General shall consult with the Inspector General of the Postal Service and the United States Postal Inspection Service.
Primary impacts are oversight and information-related. The study and reports will increase congressional and public information about the scope and causes of mail and USPS property theft and how the USPS and its law‑enforcement partners respond. Directly affected parties include USPS employees and management (their practices and data will be reviewed), the Postal Service Inspector General and the Postal Inspection Service (consultation and information requests), and mail customers (who may benefit indirectly if recommendations lead to improved prevention and recovery measures). The requirement may produce recommendations that prompt operational changes at USPS or additional congressional actions, but the legislation itself does not change funding, create new enforcement powers, or impose duties on state or local governments. There will be some administrative burden on USPS and the consulted offices to provide data and participate in the study, but no explicit new funding is authorized.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.