HR 1706
119th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
New York State
Postal service
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.
Everywhere this bill has been
11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 15, 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Apr 14, 2026 · 3:34 PM EDT
Mr. Gill (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Apr 14, 2026 · 3:41 PM EDT
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2848)
Apr 14, 2026 · 3:34 PM EDT
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1706.
Apr 14, 2026 · 3:41 PM EDT
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2848)
Apr 14, 2026 · 3:41 PM EDT
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 14, 2026 · 3:34 PM EDT
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2848-2849)
Dec 2, 2025
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 2.
Dec 2, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced in House
Feb 27, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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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".
What's happening now
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Bill text
3 versions
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- Referred in Senate Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
26
D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
R
Garbarino, Andrew R.
R
LaLota, Nick
R
Stefanik, Elise M.
D
Gillen, Laura
D
Meeks, Gregory W.
D
Ryan, Patrick
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
D
Vindman, Eugene Simon
D
Espaillat, Adriano
R
Langworthy, Nicholas A.
D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
D
Nadler, Jerrold
D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
D
Meng, Grace
D
Torres, Ritchie
R
Malliotakis, Nicole
D
Morelle, Joseph D.
D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
D
Goldman, Daniel S.
D
Latimer, George
R
Lawler, Michael
D
Mannion, John W.
D
Riley, Josh
R
Tenney, Claudia
D
Tonko, Paul
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1706: 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.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1706/
"H.R. 1706: 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.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1706/.
H.R. 1706, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1706/.
[H.R. 1706: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1706/)