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.
This bill designates the U.S. Postal Service facility at 2407 State Route 71, Suite 1, in Spring Lake, New Jersey, as the "James J. Howard Post Office." All federal references to this location in laws, documents, or records will now use the new name. The bill is purely procedural and does not create new policies or affect any services or individuals.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Aug 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Feb 18, 2025
Last action Aug 6, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Aug 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
upper
Apr 15, 2026
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2847)
lower
Dec 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Frank Pallone, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Bonnie Watson Coleman
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher H. Smith
RRepublican
Co
Donald Norcross
DDemocratic
Co
Herbert C. Conaway, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Jefferson Van Drew
RRepublican
Co
Josh Gottheimer
DDemocratic
Co
LaMonica McIver
DDemocratic
Co
Mikie Sherrill
DDemocratic
Co
Nellie Pou
DDemocratic
Co
Robert Menendez
DDemocratic
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