# 114-hr-4712: Strengthening the Department of Homeland Security Secure Mail Initiative Act

114-hr-4712, Strengthening the Department of Homeland Security Secure Mail Initiative Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4712
- Congress: 114
- Title: Strengthening the Department of Homeland Security Secure Mail Initiative Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Introduced: 2016-03-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Strengthening the Department of Homeland Security Secure Mail Initiative Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to provide an option under the Secure Mail Initiative under which, for payment of a fee recouping costs, a person to whom a document is sent under such initiative may require the U.S. Postal Service to obtain a signature from that person in order to deliver the document.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Woodall, Rob [R-GA-7] (R-GA), 2016-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2016-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2016-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2016-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN CONYERS (D-MI), 2016-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIJAH CUMMINGS (D-MD), 2016-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2016-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2016-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2016-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2016-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2016-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2016-03-15T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-3268: PAST Act
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- 114-hr-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act
- 114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus.

## Sources
- [114-hr-4712 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4712)

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- [114-hr-3268: PAST Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3268)
- [114-hr-3119: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3119)
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