HR1431Passed House

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2407 State Route 71, Suite 1, in Spring Lake, New Jersey, as the "James J. Howard Post Office".

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2025-02-18

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Frank Pallone, Jr.

Democrat · NJ · Representative

Votes with party: 98.0% (551 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/P000034

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Cosponsors (11)

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

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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

2026-04-15

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Committee Activity

Currently in

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsReferred To · 2026-04-15
House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformMarkup By · 2025-12-02

Previously

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2026-04-15
Oversight and Government Reform CommitteeMarkup By · 2025-12-02
Oversight and Government Reform CommitteeReferred To · 2025-02-18
House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformReferred To · 2025-02-18

Plain-English Summary

This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2407 State Route 71, Suite 1, in Spring Lake, New Jersey, as the "James J. Howard Post Office".

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

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. 1431 Engrossed in House (EH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1431 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2407 State Route 71, Suite 1, in Spring Lake, New Jersey, as the ``James J. Howard Post Office''. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. JAMES J. HOWARD POST OFFICE. (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2407 State Route 71, Suite 1, in Spring Lake, New Jersey, shall be known and designated as the ``James J. Howard Post Office''. (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``James J. Howard Post Office''. Passed the House of Representatives April 14, 2026. Attest: Clerk. 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1431 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2407 State Route 71, Suite 1, in Spring Lake, New Jersey, as the ``James J. Howard Post Office''.

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