Congress·In Committee·H.R. 9120

To require the Postal Service to implement recommendations from the Inspector General of the United States Postal Service for improving identification and notification of undelivered and partially delivered routes, and for other purposes.

Postal Service: Fixing Undelivered Mail Routes

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Unlikely to pass

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Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 6047 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 6047 (118th) →

Key Points

This bill requires the Postal Service to follow new rules for tracking mail routes that are not finished. It uses suggestions from a 2022 report by the agency's own watchdog.
The plan aims to help the post office better identify when a neighborhood is not getting its mail. This helps ensure that people receive important items like paychecks and prescriptions.
If passed, the Postal Service would have one year to start using these new methods to notify officials about delivery failures.
This action addresses complaints from residents who experience days or weeks without mail service because of staffing shortages or other local problems.

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Milestones

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Jun 3, 2026House

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Jun 3, 2026

Introduced in House

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

To require the Postal Service to implement recommendations from the Inspector General of the United States Postal Service for improving identification and notification of undelivered and partially delivered routes, and for other purposes.

Bill NumberHR 9120

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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