House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Puerto Rico Postal Equity Act of 2025

H.R. 6441Introduced Dec 4, 2025Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Official title: To require the Postmaster General update the systems of the Postal Service to accurately recognize and preserve address data, including the proper use of linguistic characters and place names, in Puerto Rico, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Pablo Hernández D-PR

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Where it went

IntroducedDec 4, 2025
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Latest action: Dec 4, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6441.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HERNANDEZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 203, December 4, 2025, Page H5051):
Article 1, Section 8
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat

0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

John Larson (D-CT).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Pablo Hernández.

Sponsor’s state and district

Puerto Rico in Congress · PR at-large district

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.