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H.R. 3579 116th Congress House

Keep Mail Safe Act

Official title: To direct the Postmaster General to conduct a study on retrofitting mail collection boxes with narrow mail slots to prevent theft of mail, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 27, 2019 Introduced by: Grace Meng Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversightFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment studies and investigationsPostal serviceU.S. Postal Service
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Jun 27, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Jun 27, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E861)
Jun 27, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 27, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Keep Mail Safe Act

This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to report to Congress on retrofitting mail collection boxes to prevent mail theft. The report shall include (1) a strategic plan to retrofit all mail collection boxes with narrow mail slots; (2) a statement of the resources necessary to carry out such plan; and (3) with respect to any mail collection boxes that have been retrofitted on the date of enactment of this bill, information on their locations, the security enhancements made, and the reasons for their retrofitting.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3
LOWEY, NITA
· Jul 10, 2019
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jul 10, 2019
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Jul 9, 2019
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jun 28, 2019
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jun 27, 2019
Maloney, Sean
· Jun 27, 2019
Rice, Kathleen
· Jun 27, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3579: Keep Mail Safe Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3579/
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"H.R. 3579: Keep Mail Safe Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3579/.
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H.R. 3579, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3579/.
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