AI-assisted analysis based on the official CRS summary. Source version: Aug 1, 2025. Analysis updated: Sep 20, 2026.
01 — The Text
What.
- The bill designates a specific USPS facility at 1200 William Street, Room 200, in Buffalo, New York with an official name.
- The facility will be officially named the 'William J. Donovan Post Office Building'.
- This is a naming designation bill with no other substantive provisions.
02 — The Stakes
So what?
- The bill has no documented financial, operational, or policy effects—it is a ceremonial designation.
- No effects on USPS services, staffing, budget, or operations are established by the official summary.
- The official summary does not explain who William J. Donovan was or why this designation occurred.
03 — The Path
Now what?
- House passed the bill by voice vote under suspension of the rules on April 14, 2026.
- Senate committee reported the bill without amendment on September 14, 2026.
- Bill was placed on Senate Legislative Calendar (Calendar No. 596) on September 14, 2026.
- No scheduled Senate floor vote or final passage date is documented.
Legislative History
Actions.
- Sep 14, 2026 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 596.
- Sep 14, 2026 — Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul without amendment. Without written report.
- Aug 6, 2026 — Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Apr 15, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Apr 14, 2026 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 14, 2026 — On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2848)
- Apr 14, 2026 — 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 — DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1706.