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HR1982Referred to Committee

Return to Sender Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-03-10
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Michael Cloud
Michael Cloud
Republican · TX · Representative
Votes with party: 89.2% (545 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/C001115

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (1)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

1 cosponsor on record at Congress.gov. The named list is syncing into Govwatch and will appear here shortly — view on Congress.gov in the meantime.

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

2025-03-10

Source: Congress.gov

Plain-English Summary

The bill would require federal agencies to return or properly dispose of mail and packages that are addressed to people no longer working at or living in government buildings, rather than letting them pile up. This aims to reduce waste and improve efficiency in how federal offices handle mail delivery and storage. The measure affects how government agencies manage their mail systems and administrative operations.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Government Operations and Politics

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1982 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1982 To repeal and rescind any unobligated balances under sections 70002 and 70003 of the Inflation Reduction Act, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 10, 2025 Mr. Cloud (for himself and Ms. Greene of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To repeal and rescind any unobligated balances under sections 70002 and 70003 of the Inflation Reduction Act, and for other purposes. 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 ``Return to Sender Act''. SEC. 2. REPEAL AND RESCISSION OF FUNDS. The unobligated balances of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by sections 70002 and 70003 of Public Law 117-169 (commonly referred to as the ``Inflation Reduction Act''), as of the date of enactment of this Act are rescinded and those sections are hereby repealed. <all>
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