Require law enforcement to obtain a court order before accessing certain postal information through the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.

Mary Gay Scanlon · Pennsylvania · Democratic

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Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Scanlon Introduces Legislation to Prevent the Postal Inspection Service from Conducting Mass Surveillance

She is introducing the Postal Data Privacy Act, which would require a court order for law enforcement to access certain postal information via USPIS.

Press Releases | U.S. Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon
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Title 39 was up to date as of 8/18/2026. Section 233.3 allows mail covers when the Chief Postal Inspector receives a written law-enforcement request showing reasonable grounds; emergency oral requests may be confirmed later in writing.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): During the lookback window, the current federal regulation still allowed USPIS mail covers through Postal Inspection Service authorization rather than a general court-order requirement. That indicates the promised requirement had not yet taken effect.

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eCFR: 39 CFR 233.3 -- Mail covers
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GovInfo lists H.R. 9076 as introduced in House on May 29, 2026, sponsored by Mary Gay Scanlon, with action: introduced and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Scanlon took concrete legislative action by introducing H.R. 9076, whose full title is to require a court order for use of a mail cover. The official record shows only introduction and referral, not passage or enactment, so the commitment remains pending rather than delivered.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 9076 (IH) - Postal Data Privacy Act of 2026 - Content Details | GovInfo
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Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. same_term A for effort

The promised court-order requirement has not taken effect. Current 39 CFR 233.3 still permits mail covers based on written law-enforcement requests approved through the Postal Inspection Service, with emergency oral requests allowed before written confirmation. Scanlon did materially advance the policy by sponsoring H.R. 9076, the Postal Data Privacy Act of 2026, to require a court order for mail covers, but the bill was only introduced and referred to committee, with no passage or enactment shown. That supports a failed outcome with effort credit rather than delivery.

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