Porch Pirates Act of 2024

H.R. 9227 · 118th Congress · Jul 30, 2024 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend title 18, United States Code, to extend to matter left for collection by private or commercial interstate carriers the same protections as matter carried throughout the country as interstate or foreign commerce.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Porch Pirates Act of 2024”.

Sec. 2 Sense of congress

It is the sense of Congress that Congress has the authority to extend to matters left for collection by private or commercial interstate carriers the same protections as matter carried through the country as interstate or foreign commerce.

Sec. 3 Private or commercial interstate carrier protections

(a)

Obstruction of matter left for collection— Section 659 of title 18, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

at the end of the fourth paragraph, by striking “—” and inserting “; or”; and

(2)

by inserting after paragraph four the following new paragraph:

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Jul 30, 2024viewing Introduced in House Mr. Phillips (for himself, Mr. Allred, Mr. Costa, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Houlahan, Ms. Lee of Nevada, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Peters, Ms. Porter, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Fleischmann, Mrs. Kim of California, Mr. LaTurner, Mr. Smucker, Mrs. Steel, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Timmons, Ms. Van Duyne, and Mr. Van Drew) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Porch Pirates Act of 2024

Section 1 Short title

Sec. 2 Sense of congress

Sec. 3 Private or commercial interstate carrier protections

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