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HR 6852 117th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement

Porch Pirates Act of 2022

Introduced: February 25, 2022 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 25, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 25, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Porch Pirates Act of 2022

This bill extends federal criminal penalties for obstruction of correspondence and theft of stolen mail matter (which apply to U.S. Postal Service mail) to matter (e.g., packages) sent or delivered by private or commercial interstate carriers.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 85
All 85 Democratic 42 Republican 22
D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Nov 29, 2022
Lamb, Conor
· Oct 28, 2022
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Oct 14, 2022
 R
Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Oct 14, 2022
 R
Hinson, Ashley
Iowa · Oct 11, 2022
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 11, 2022
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Sep 22, 2022
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Sep 22, 2022
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 19, 2022
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Sep 13, 2022
LaTurner, Jake
· Sep 13, 2022
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Sep 13, 2022
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Aug 12, 2022
 R
Bice, Stephanie I.
Oklahoma · Aug 12, 2022
 R
Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Aug 12, 2022
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Aug 12, 2022
 R
Mace, Nancy
South Carolina · Aug 12, 2022
 R
Tenney, Claudia
New York · Aug 12, 2022
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Jul 29, 2022
Payne, Donald
· Jul 29, 2022
 D
Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Jul 26, 2022
KIND, RON
· Jul 26, 2022
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Jul 26, 2022
Steel, Michelle
· Jul 26, 2022
 D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Jul 26, 2022
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jul 26, 2022
DOYLE, MIKE
· Jul 18, 2022
 R
Gimenez, Carlos A.
Florida · Jul 15, 2022
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 15, 2022
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jul 15, 2022
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 12, 2022
 R
Steil, Bryan
Wisconsin · Jul 12, 2022
Gonzalez, Anthony
· Jul 1, 2022
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jul 1, 2022
 R
Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Jul 1, 2022
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 21, 2022
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Jun 21, 2022
Malinowski, Tom
· Jun 21, 2022
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Jun 13, 2022
Lesko, Debbie
· Jun 13, 2022
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 13, 2022
 D
Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Jun 13, 2022
Cárdenas, Tony
· Jun 8, 2022
 R
Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Jun 8, 2022
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jun 7, 2022
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · May 27, 2022
 D
Harder, Josh
California · May 27, 2022
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · May 27, 2022
Katko, John
· May 27, 2022
Kildee, Daniel
· May 27, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6852: Porch Pirates Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6852/
MLA
"H.R. 6852: Porch Pirates Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6852/.
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H.R. 6852, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6852/.
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[H.R. 6852: Porch Pirates Act of 2022](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6852/)
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