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Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] · D–VA
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-09-16 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed Mail Integrity and Inspector General Act would require the Postal Service’s inspector general investigation office to maintain enough staff for current and expected investigative work, adding special agents if necessary. It would also allow the office to assist state and local law enforcement with investigations related to its work.
This Act may be cited as the Mail Integrity and Inspector General Act.
the Office of Investigations within the Office of the Inspector General of the United States Postal Service shall maintain staffing levels sufficient to meet current and projected investigative workloads, including, if necessary, increasing the number of special agents in classification series 1811.
may enter into cooperative agreements with State or local governments to provide assistance to State or local government law enforcement agencies for the purposes of conducting investigations related to the work of such Office.
Beginning in fiscal year 2027, the investigation office would have to maintain staffing sufficient for current and projected workloads each fiscal year. Increasing the number of special agents in federal job classification series 1811 would be required if necessary to meet that standard.
During each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2027, the Office of Investigations within the Office of the Inspector General of the United States Postal Service shall maintain staffing levels sufficient to meet current and projected investigative workloads, including, if necessary, increasing the number of special agents in classification series 1811.
The Postal Service inspector general would be permitted to use authorities in sections 5753 and 5754 of title 5 of the United States Code to improve recruitment and retention in the investigation office. Using those authorities would be optional.
The Inspector General of the Postal Service may use the authorities under sections 5753 and 5754 of title 5, United States Code, for the purposes of improving recruitment and retention within the Office of Investigations.
Within one year after enactment, and annually afterward, the Postal Service inspector general would have to assess the investigation office’s staffing needs, vacancy rates, caseloads, and hiring progress and report the assessment to Congress.
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Inspector General of the Postal Service shall conduct a workforce assessment of the Office of Investigations to examine investigative staffing needs, vacancy rates, caseloads, and hiring progress, and submit a report on such assessment to Congress.
The investigation office could enter cooperative agreements with state or local governments to assist their law enforcement agencies. This permission would cover investigations related to the office’s work; it would not require the office to enter such agreements.
The Office of Investigations within the Office of the Inspector General of the United States Postal Service may enter into cooperative agreements with State or local governments to provide assistance to State or local government law enforcement agencies for the purposes of conducting investigations related to the work of such Office.
The supplied actions snapshot, updated October 5, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on September 16, 2026.
Source snapshot updated 2026-10-05T19:59:47Z. 2026-09-16: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. 2026-09-16: Introduced in House
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Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2026-09-16. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
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Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
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Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
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