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S. 4672Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Postal Delivery Accountability Act

Sponsored by Tina SmithSen. Tina Smith (D-MN)
Introduced June 3, 2026

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The Postal Delivery Accountability Act directs the U.S. Postal Service to act on the Inspector General’s recommendations for improving how it identifies and notifies about routes that are not fully delivered. By requiring implementation within a year, the bill aims to reduce missed or partial deliveries and improve service reliability for mail recipients.

Key Provisions

  • The United States Postal Service must review the Inspector General’s report on undelivered and partially delivered routes (Report 21‑262‑R23, dated Dec. 16 2022).
  • The Postal Service must put into practice, as far as practicable, the recommendations from that report.
  • All required changes must be completed no later than one year after the law takes effect.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

June 3, 2026

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

June 3, 2026

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II

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 4672

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 3, 2026

Ms. Smith (for herself, Mr. Hoeven, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Cramer) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

A BILL

To require the Postal Service to implement recommendations from the Inspector General of the United States Postal Service for improving identification and notification of undelivered and partially delivered routes, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Postal Delivery Accountability Act.

2.

Postal service required to implement certain recommendations of the Inspector General

(a)

In general

The Postal Service shall review and, to the extent practicable, implement the recommendations of the Inspector General of the United States Postal Service with respect to undelivered and partially delivered routes contained in the report set forth by the Inspector General entitled Delivery Operations—Undelivered and Partially Delivered Routes (Report Number 21–262–R23) and dated December 16, 2022.

(b)

Deadline

The Postal Service shall implement the recommendations described in subsection (a) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.