Create a new joint-agency task force led by the Department of Justice focused solely on combating mail theft.

Josh Harder · California · Democratic

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Occurrences

creates a new joint-agency task force led by the Department of Justice focused solely on combating mail theft

Harder said his amendment would establish a DOJ-led task force dedicated to mail theft enforcement.

MAIL THEFT: Harder’s Amendment to Prosecute More Mail Theft Passes Out of Committee | Representative Josh Harder
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Harder’s amendment to prosecute more mail theft passed the U.S. House Appropriations Committee last night after Harder pushed to include the provision during budget negotiations.

Harder backed a budget provision to create a DOJ-led task force focused on mail theft.

Press Releases | Representative Josh Harder
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Evidence

"MAIL THEFT: Harder’s Amendment to Prosecute More Mail Theft Passes Out of Committee" (May 14, 2026) and "Harder’s amendment creates new joint-agency task force led by DOJ focused solely on mail theft."

Harder publicly claimed his amendment passed committee and would create a DOJ-led joint-agency task force focused solely on mail theft. This is the strongest evidence in the lookback window and indicates a serious legislative step, but not final enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

Representative Josh Harder |Representing the 9th District of California
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Committee repository entry for a May 14, 2026 full committee markup on various measures, providing an official congressional record of committee activity on that date.

Supports that the relevant House committee was actively marking up legislation on May 14, 2026, consistent with Harder’s claim of committee progress. The repository itself does not, by itself, prove final adoption of the specific mail-theft amendment.

partial same_term

Committee on House Administration Full Committee Markup on Various Measures | Committee Repository | U.S. House of Representatives
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Harder’s office said his amendment to prosecute more mail theft passed the House Appropriations Committee and would create a new joint-agency task force led by DOJ focused solely on mail theft.

Official congressional-office statement showing Harder secured committee-level progress on the mail-theft task force idea, but it does not show enactment or implementation.

partial same_term A for effort

Press Releases | Representative Josh Harder
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The House committee repository records a May 14, 2026 full committee markup and related roll-call activity on that date, corroborating committee action in the same period as Harder’s announcement.

Official House record confirming committee activity on the relevant date, but it does not by itself prove the specific mail-theft task force was adopted or enacted.

partial same_term

Committee on House Administration Full Committee Markup on Various Measures | Committee Repository | U.S. House of Representatives
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Assessments

partial same_term

Harder appears to have materially advanced this promise in office: his amendment was publicly described as creating a DOJ-led joint-agency mail-theft task force, and it passed the House Appropriations Committee in May 2026 and advanced toward the House floor. But committee passage is not the same as federal enactment or implementation, and the record here does not show that Congress ultimately enacted the provision or that DOJ actually created the task force. In federal legislative context, that is meaningful same-term progress with clear candidate credit, but not full delivery.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 91%

partial same_term A for effort

The available evidence shows Harder materially advanced the promise by getting an amendment through committee in May 2026 that, according to his office, would create a new DOJ-led joint-agency task force focused solely on mail theft. An official committee markup record supports that relevant committee action occurred. However, the record provided does not show the measure was enacted into law or otherwise fully implemented, so the promised outcome cannot be judged fully delivered. Because there is clear serious legislative action but no proof of final passage or implementation, this is best scored as partial progress in the same term.

provider openai · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 93%