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S. 3490 114th Congress Senate

Strengthening the Department of Homeland Security Secure Mail Initiative Act

Official title: A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide for an option under the Secure Mail Initiative under which a person to whom a document is sent u… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide for an option under the Secure Mail Initiative under which a person to whom a document is sent under that initiative may require that the United States Postal Service obtain a signature from that person in order to deliver the document, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 1, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Dec 1, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Dec 1, 2016
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action December 1, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strengthening the Department of Homeland Security Secure Mail Initiative Act

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to provide an option under the Secure Mail Initiative under which, for payment of a fee recouping costs, a person to whom a document is sent under such initiative may require the U.S. Postal Service to obtain a signature from that person in order to deliver the document.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4712 Strengthening the Department of Homeland Security Secure Mail Initiative Act
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All 1 Democratic 1
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Dec 1, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3490: Strengthening the Department of Homeland Security Secure Mail Initiative Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3490/
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"S. 3490: Strengthening the Department of Homeland Security Secure Mail Initiative Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3490/.
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S. 3490, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3490/.
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[S. 3490: Strengthening the Department of Homeland Security Secure Mail Initiative Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3490/)
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