Post office renamed to honor local figure—routine ceremony
H.R. 1009 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 86 Main Street in Haverstraw, New York, as the "Paul Piperato Post Office Building". · Filed by Michael Lawler (R-NY) · 24 cosponsors · Introduced Feb 5, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill renames a U.S. Postal Service facility at 86 Main Street in Haverstraw, New York, to the 'Paul Piperato Post Office Building.' The change is purely ceremonial—it does not alter the facility's operations, funding, or services. All federal references to the building automatically update to use the new name.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole function is to rename a federal postal facility after a local figure. It contains no substantive policy, appropriations, or operational changes—only a ceremonial designation.
Who it affects
The bill imposes no costs and creates no restrictions on citizens. It is a routine commemorative act honoring a local figure. The naming of a federal facility after a deceased community member is a standard, low-cost civic practice that may reflect local pride without burdening the public.
Named in the bill
United States Postal Service, Haverstraw, New York, Paul Piperato
Where it stands
24 cosponsors: 18 Democrats, 6 Republicans.
- Feb 5, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Feb 5, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform”
- May 21, 2025 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- May 21, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote”
- Dec 9, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5095)”
- Dec 9, 2025 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Gill (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”
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How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,303 characters) on May 21, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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