HR1706Passed House

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1200 William Street, Room 200, in Buffalo, New York, as the "William J. Donovan Post Office Building".

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2025-02-27

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Timothy M. Kennedy

Democrat · NY · Representative

Votes with party: 97.9% (671 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/K000402

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (26)

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

Latest Action

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 596.

2026-09-14

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsReported By · 2026-09-14
House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformMarkup By · 2025-12-02

Previously

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsMarkup By · 2026-08-06
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsReferred To · 2026-04-15
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 · 2025-02-27

Plain-English Summary

This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1200 William Street, Room 200, in Buffalo, New York, as the "William J. Donovan Post Office Building".

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. 1706 Engrossed in House (EH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1706 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1200 William Street, Room 200, in Buffalo, New York, as the ``William J. Donovan Post Office Building''. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. WILLIAM J. DONOVAN POST OFFICE BUILDING. (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1200 William Street, Room 200, in Buffalo, New York, shall be known and designated as the ``William J. Donovan Post Office Building''. (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 ``William J. Donovan Post Office Building''. Passed the House of Representatives April 14, 2026. Attest: Clerk. 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1706 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1200 William Street, Room 200, in Buffalo, New York, as the ``William J. Donovan Post Office Building''.

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