# 117-hr-6852: Porch Pirates Act of 2022

117-hr-6852, Porch Pirates Act of 2022, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6852
- Congress: 117
- Title: Porch Pirates Act of 2022
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Introduced: 2022-02-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 89
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Porch Pirates Act of 2022 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.

## Cosponsors (89)

- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2022-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2022-03-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2022-04-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] (R-PA), 2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meijer, Peter [R-MI-3] (R-MI), 2022-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] (R-MI), 2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2022-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2022-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2022-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] (D-FL), 2022-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] (R-WA), 2022-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7] (D-PA), 2022-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2022-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6] (D-NC), 2022-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA), 2022-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH), 2022-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2022-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2022-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2022-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2022-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2022-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2022-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2022-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2022-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16] (R-OH), 2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1] (R-WI), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2022-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28] (R-FL), 2022-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2022-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2022-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steel, Michelle [R-CA-48] (R-CA), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaTurner, Jake [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2022-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] (R-TX), 2022-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2022-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN), 2022-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2022-09-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2022-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (D-OH), 2022-10-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA), 2022-10-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2022-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2022-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2022-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2022-11-29T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6852 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6852)

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