H.R. 1706 · 119th Congress

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 on Feb 27, 2025 by Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY-26). 26 cosponsors, 7 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 14, 2026): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 596.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Feb 27, 2025
Cosponsors
26
7 from the other party
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Subjects

  • Congressional tributes
  • Government buildings, facilities, and property
  • New York State
  • Postal service

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Feb 27, 2025). Public domain.

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".

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Timothy M. KennedyD-NY-26Sponsor

Democrats · 19

Republicans · 7

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Feb 27, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Feb 27, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Feb 27, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  4. Dec 2, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Dec 2, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 2.
  6. Apr 14, 2026 · HouseMr. Gill (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  7. Apr 14, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2848-2849)
  8. Apr 14, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1706.
  9. Apr 14, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2848)
  10. Apr 14, 2026 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2848)
  11. Apr 14, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  12. Apr 15, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  13. Aug 6, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  14. Sep 14, 2026Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul without amendment. Without written report.
  15. Sep 14, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul without amendment. Without written report.
  16. Sep 14, 2026 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 596.

Committees

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Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.