[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 551 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 551

To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the maximum penalty 
                            for mail theft.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 15, 2019

 Mr. Calvert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the maximum penalty 
                            for mail theft.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring the Safety of Our Mail Act 
of 2019''.

SEC. 2. INCREASING THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR MAIL THEFT.

    Section 1708 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``not more than five years'' and inserting ``not more than 10 
years''.
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