This bill, the "Porch Pirates Act of 2025," would change Title 18 of the United States Code. It adds a new paragraph to section 659. The new text applies the same protections to packages or articles that have been delivered by private or commercial interstate carriers but not yet taken into physical possession by the addressee or the addressee's agent. The bill also includes a "Sense of Congress" statement that Congress has the authority to extend these protections.
If enacted, taking, stealing, embezzling, or obtaining by fraud any package or other article that was delivered by a private or commercial interstate carrier before the recipient (or the recipient's agent) has taken physical possession would be covered by the amended federal provision. People who send, receive, deliver, or pick up packages from private or commercial interstate carriers could be affected. The text does not include details about penalties or how enforcement would work.
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The bill's text includes a "Sense of Congress" that Congress has authority to extend the same protections to matter left for collection by private or commercial interstate carriers. Sponsors who introduced the bill include Josh Gottheimer, Jefferson Van Drew, Beth Van Duyne, Jared Moskowitz, Scott Peters, John Rutherford, Young Kim, Claudia Tenney, Chris Pappas, Jimmy Panetta, and Steven Horsford.
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