Postal Delivery Accountability Act
Sponsored By: Senator Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced
Summary
Pushes the Postal Service to fix missed and partial delivery routes by following inspector general recommendations. This bill would require the Postal Service to review and, to the extent practicable, implement the recommendations in the Inspector General’s December 16, 2022 report on undelivered and partially delivered routes. It would set a one-year deadline for implementation after enactment and includes no new funding, penalties, or additional enforcement tools for that requirement.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Better mail delivery for households
This bill would require the United States Postal Service to review an Inspector General report on undelivered and partially delivered routes. The report is dated December 16, 2022 (Report Number 21-262-R23). The Postal Service would have one year after enactment to implement the report's recommendations to the extent practicable. The bill would not provide new funding or penalties to force implementation.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Smith, Tina [D-MN]
MN • D
Cosponsors
John Hoeven
ND • R
Sponsored 6/3/2026
Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
MN • D
Sponsored 6/3/2026
Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]
ND • R
Sponsored 6/3/2026
Roll Call Votes
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