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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 47 Echo Avenue in Miller Place, New York, as the "Christopher Pendergast Post Office Building".

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 47 Echo Avenue in Miller Place, New York, as the ``Christopher Pendergast Post Office Building''.

Introduced Sep 30, 2025

Latest action (Sep 30, 2025) Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics

Summary

This bill would designate the United States Postal Service facility located at 47 Echo Avenue in Miller Place, New York as the Christopher Pendergast Post Office Building. Upon enactment, all references to the facility in federal law, maps, regulations, and documents would be updated to use the new official name.

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Sponsor (1)
19 cosponsors

Actions (2)
  1. Sep 30, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
  2. Sep 30, 2025 Introduced in House

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  • HR 6694 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 130 North Winton Road in Rochester, New York, as the "Lieutenant James N. Lyons Post Office". · Introduced Dec 12, 2025 · Cong. 119 73%
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Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Sep 30, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 30, 2025

Mr. LaLota (for himself, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Kennedy of New York, and Mr. Lawler) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

A BILL

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 47 Echo Avenue in Miller Place, New York, as the “Christopher Pendergast Post Office Building”.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CHRISTOPHER PENDERGAST POST OFFICE BUILDING.

(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 47 Echo Avenue in Miller Place, New York, shall be known and designated as the “Christopher Pendergast Post Office Building”.

(b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Christopher Pendergast Post Office Building”. <all>

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