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H.R. 1292

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 1292, the Ensuring the Safety of Our Mail Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Feb 13, 2025 by Rep. Ken Calvert (R). It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Feb 13, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 1292 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb1292/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 1292 IH: Ensuring the Safety of Our Mail Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-13
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1292  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 13, 2025   Mr. Calvert  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the maximum penalty for mail theft.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Ensuring the Safety of Our Mail Act of 2025  .
2.
Increasing the maximum penalty for mail theft
Section 1708 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking  not more than five years  and inserting  not more than 10 years .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-13
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Feb 13, 2025

hb1292/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (02/13/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Ken Calvert (R) sponsors H.R. 1292 alone.

Ken Calvert

Rep. · R–CA-41 · Sponsor

Committees

H.R. 1292 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Feb 13, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1292 has taken 2 actions since Feb 13, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 13, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Feb 13, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 1292 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 1292 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Ensuring the Safety of Our Mail Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Ensuring the Safety of Our Mail Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the maximum penalty for mail theft. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1292 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1292’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

hr1292/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 1292 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Crimes against property to Postal service.

hr1292/subjects.txt
Crimes against propertyCriminal procedure and sentencingFraud offenses and financial crimesPostal service

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com