Post office in New Jersey renamed to honor James J. Howard
H.R. 1431 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2407 State Route 71, Suite 1, in Spring Lake, New Jersey, as the "James J. Howard Post Office". · Filed by Frank Pallone (D-NJ) · 11 cosponsors · Introduced Feb 18, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill renames a single post office facility in Spring Lake, New Jersey to the 'James J. Howard Post Office.' It is a commemorative designation with no financial cost, no operational change, and no impact on postal services or public policy.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole function is to rename a post office facility in honor of James J. Howard. It contains no policy mechanism, no appropriation, and no operational change—it is purely ceremonial.
Who it affects
Commemorative naming of a federal facility after a public figure is a low-cost civic honor that does not harm citizens. The bill imposes no restrictions, creates no liabilities, and does not redirect public resources. It is a routine legislative courtesy.
Named in the bill
United States Postal Service, Spring Lake, New Jersey, James J. Howard
Where it stands
11 cosponsors: 8 Democrats, 3 Republicans.
- Feb 18, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Feb 18, 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”
- Dec 2, 2025 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Dec 2, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 2”
- Apr 14, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2847)”
- Apr 14, 2026 — 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 (1,347 characters) on Jul 10, 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.
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As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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