# 119-hr-10124: Mail Theft and Postal Key Crime Prevention Act of 2026

119-hr-10124, Mail Theft and Postal Key Crime Prevention Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA); status introduced (as of 2026-09-02).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10124
- Congress: 119
- Title: Mail Theft and Postal Key Crime Prevention Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-08-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-02

## Summary

**Federal coordination and tougher penalties for organized mail theft.** This bill would create district-level Mail Theft Coordinators, require annual reports on organized mail theft for five years, and direct the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and increase penalties for crimes involving postal keys, large-scale mail-theft schemes, identity or financial fraud enabled by stolen mail, and violence against postal workers. - Postal workers: It targets crimes that threaten Postal Service employees and contractors and calls for sentencing enhancements for offenses involving violence or threats. - Consumers and small businesses: Requires annual reports for 5 years to track trends in mail theft, stolen postal keys, and related fraud, and to recommend improvements to prevention, investigation, and prosecution. - Prosecutors and law enforcement: Establishes an assistant U.S. attorney in each federal judicial district as a Mail Theft Coordinator to lead investigations and coordinate with the Postal Inspection Service, FBI, DHS, Treasury, and state and local partners.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2026-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New district mail theft coordinators: benefit, medium. This bill would require the Attorney General to name an assistant U.S. attorney in every federal judicial district as a Mail Theft Coordinator. Each coordinator would lead investigations and prosecutions of postal key theft (18 U.S.C. § 1704), stolen mail (18 U.S.C. § 1708), and organized schemes t…
- Clarify federal law enforcement powers: benefit, low. This bill would make clear that nothing in it limits any authority otherwise available to the Department of Justice, the Postal Inspection Service, or any other federal law enforcement agency. This is a rule-of-construction legal clarification and would take effect upon enactment.
- Tougher federal mail theft sentences: benefit, low. This bill would require the U.S. Sentencing Commission to review and amend federal sentencing guidelines by May 1 of the first calendar year after enactment. The review would ensure enhanced sentences for theft, duplication, or trafficking of postal keys or counterfeit access devices; organized or…

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- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-10124 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10124)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10124 (as of 2026-09-02).