To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 521 Thorn Street in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, as the Mary Elizabeth Bettie Cole Post Office Building.
HR 1461 designates the U.S. Postal Service facility at 521 Thorn Street in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, as the "Mary Elizabeth 'Bettie' Cole Post Office Building." The bill updates all official references to this specific post office location to reflect the new name. This is a ceremonial naming resolution honoring Mary Elizabeth "Bettie" Cole, with no new policies, funding, or operational changes to the postal facility.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Dec 2025
House Passage
Dec 2025
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Feb 21, 2025
Last action Dec 10, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Dec 10, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
upper
Dec 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5097)
lower
Dec 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 16 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Christopher R. Deluzio
DDemocratic
Co
Brendan F. Boyle
DDemocratic
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
Chrissy Houlahan
DDemocratic
Co
Daniel Meuser
RRepublican
Co
Dwight Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Glenn Thompson
RRepublican
Co
Guy Reschenthaler
RRepublican
Co
John Joyce
RRepublican
Co
Lloyd Smucker
RRepublican
Co
Madeleine Dean
DDemocratic
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