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HR8548Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
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HR6441119th CongressWALLET
Puerto Rico Postal Equity Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large]
Introduced
Summary
Improve USPS address recognition and mail delivery in Puerto Rico. This bill would require the Postmaster General to identify persistent problem locations, update address records and routing, and revise USPS systems so they accept Spanish diacritical marks and other local address elements.
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- Families and households in Puerto Rico would see more accurate address matching and fewer delivery exceptions as USPS targets trouble spots using operational indicators like Undeliverable-As-Addressed codes and delivery exception records.
- USPS operations must change address matching, validation, and routing systems and update validation tables. These changes must begin within 180 days and use existing USPS data sources and web validation outcomes.
- The Postmaster General must consult the Census Bureau, the Puerto Rico Planning Board, and local governments to get needed address information.
- The Postmaster General must report to Congress within one year and then annually for three years on actions taken, progress, barriers, and recommended fixes.
- The bill does not authorize new funding. The Postmaster General must carry out the work using amounts already appropriated to USPS.
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Better USPS address recognition in Puerto Rico
If enacted, the bill would require the Postmaster General to fix USPS address systems for Puerto Rico within 180 days. The work would identify problem locations using existing USPS indicators like Undeliverable-As-Addressed codes, delivery exception records, address quality and validation data, and consumer complaints. USPS would update address records, routing, and validation tables and change matching and routing systems to support diacritical marks and other Puerto Rico address elements. The Postmaster General would consult the Census Bureau, the Puerto Rico Planning Board, and local governments. USPS would report to Congress not later than one year after enactment, and then annually for three years, on actions, progress, barriers, and recommendations. No new money would be authorized; USPS must use amounts otherwise appropriated or made available.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large]
PR • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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