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S 3490 114th Congress Senate Emergency Management

Strengthening the Department of Homeland Security Secure Mail Initiative Act

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

What's happening now December 1, 2016

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4712 Related bill Strengthening the Department of Homeland Security Secure Mail Initiative Act
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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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