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H.R. 1461

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 1461, 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, was introduced in the House on Feb 21, 2025 by Rep. Christopher Deluzio (D) with 16 co-sponsors. It was referred to Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs, and last saw action on Dec 10, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Record

Text

H.R. 1461 has 16 co-sponsors.

hb1461/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 1461 EH: 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”.
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
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 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 1461
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
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 .
1.
Mary Elizabeth  Bettie  Cole Post Office Building
(a)
Designation
The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 521 Thorn Street in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, shall be known and designated as the  Mary Elizabeth  Bettie  Cole 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  Mary Elizabeth  Bettie  Cole Post Office Building .
    Passed the House of Representatives December 9, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-21
  2. Passed House2025-12-09
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Feb 21, 2025

hb1461/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (02/21/2025)

This bill designates 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".

Sponsors

Rep. Christopher Deluzio (D) sponsors H.R. 1461, and 16 members have co-sponsored it, 7 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1461 went before 2 committees: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Oversight and Government Reform.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Referred To · Dec 10, 2025 · 444 Bills
Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform
Markup By · Dec 2, 2025 · 696 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1461 has taken 11 actions since Feb 21, 2025, the latest on Dec 10, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 10, 2025
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Dec 9, 202517:31
House
Mr. Gill (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Dec 9, 202517:31
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5097-5098)
Dec 9, 202517:31
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1461.
Dec 9, 202517:37
House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5097)

Votes

H.R. 1461 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 1461 goes by 4 titles.

  • 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. — Display Title
  • 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". — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • 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. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • 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". — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 1461, the latest on Dec 8, 2025.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1461 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1461’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hr1461/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 1461 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Congressional tributes to Postal service.

hr1461/subjects.txt
Congressional tributesGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyPennsylvaniaPostal service

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1461, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 35 (Friday, February 21, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DELUZIO:H.R. 1461.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18[Page H729]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com