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This bill, known as the Porch Pirates Act of 2025, aims to enhance protections for packages and other items handled by private or commercial interstate carriers, which are companies that transport goods across state lines. Specifically, it proposes to amend existing federal law (title 18, United States Code) to make it a federal crime to embezzle, steal, or unlawfully take any package or article that has been delivered by such a carrier but has not yet been physically received by the intended recipient or their representative. This means that theft of packages left on doorsteps or in other delivery locations by companies like FedEx, UPS, or Amazon, before the recipient takes possession, would be subject to federal penalties, aligning these deliveries with the protections already afforded to items in interstate or foreign commerce. The bill also includes a "Sense of Congress" section, indicating that Congress believes it has the authority to enact such protections.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6924/all-info