Porch Pirates Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-6852
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]
Introduced: 2022-02-25
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-02-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Porch Pirates Act of 2022</b></p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6852 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 25, 2022 Mr. Phillips (for himself, Ms. Ross , Mr. Evans , Mr. Tiffany , Ms. McCollum , Mr. Peters , Mr. Timmons , Ms. Porter , Mr. Gottheimer , Mr. Costa , and Mr. Morelle ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to extend to private or commercial interstate carriers the same protections enjoyed by letter and mail carriers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Porch Pirates Act of 2022 . 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that Congress has the authority to extend to private or commercial interstate carriers the same protections enjoyed by letter and mail carriers pursuant to its authority to regulate interstate commerce. 3. Private or commercial interstate carrier protections (a) Obstruction of correspondence Section 1702 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting after any post office each place it appears the following: , private or commercial interstate carrier facility, ; (2) by inserting after authorized depository for mail matter the following: or private or commercial interstate carrier drop off ; (3) by inserting after letter or mail carrier each place it appears the following: or private or commercial interstate carrier ; and (4) by inserting after or authorized depository the following: or private or commercial interstate carrier drop off . (b) Theft or receipt of stolen mail matter generally Section 1708 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting after station thereof the following: , or any private or commercial interstate carrier facility ; (2) by inserting or private or commercial interstate carrier before route ; (3) by inserting after other authorized depository for mail matter the following: or private or commercial interstate carrier drop off ; (4) by striking or other authorized depository of mail matter and inserting or other authorized depository for mail matter or private or commercial interstate carrier drop off ; and (5) by inserting after mail carrier the following: or private or commercial interstate carrier .