# 119-hr-6441: Puerto Rico Postal Equity Act of 2025

119-hr-6441, Puerto Rico Postal Equity Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6441
- Congress: 119
- Title: Puerto Rico Postal Equity Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-04
- Sponsor: Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Better USPS address recognition in Puerto Rico: benefit, low. 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…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6441 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6441)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6441 (as of 2026-09-21).