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HR 3796 103th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Common carriers Crime and Law Enforcement Express service Fines (Penalties) Postal crimes Postal service Searches and seizures Transportation and Public Works

To provide that a person may use a private express for the private carriage of certain letters and packets without being penalized by the Postal Service, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 3, 1994 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 8, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.
Feb 7, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Operations and Services.
Feb 3, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Feb 3, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Feb 3, 1994
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H208)
Feb 3, 1994
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the U.S. Postal Service or the Attorney General from fining or otherwise penalizing any person who transmits by private express or other unlawful means, delivers to any agent thereof, or deposits at any appointed place any letter or packet.

Amends the Federal criminal code to conform with this Act.

Prohibits the U.S. Postal Service from authorizing any officer or employee to make searches of mail matter transported in violation of law in any store or office of a customer of a common carrier or transportation company.

What's happening now March 8, 1994

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 3, 1994
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3796: To provide that a person may use a private express for the private carriage of certain letters and packets without being penalized by the Postal Service, and for other purposes.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-3796/
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"H.R. 3796: To provide that a person may use a private express for the private carriage of certain letters and packets without being penalized by the Postal Service, and for other purposes.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-3796/.
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H.R. 3796, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-3796/.
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