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H.R. 7517

U.S. House•Introduced

Summary

H.R. 7517, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10 East Main Street in Mahaffey, Pennsylvania, as the "Robert Allen Bishop, Sr. Post Office Building", was introduced in the House on Feb 11, 2026 by Rep. Glenn Thompson (R) with 14 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Feb 12, 2026: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2204).

Record

Text

H.R. 7517 has 14 co-sponsors.

hb7517/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 7517 IH: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10 East Main Street in Mahaffey, Pennsylvania, as the “Robert Allen Bishop, Sr. Post Office Building”.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-02-11
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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.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7517  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 11, 2026   Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania  (for himself,  Mr. Fitzpatrick ,  Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania ,  Mr. Perry , and  Mr. Deluzio ) 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 10 East Main Street in Mahaffey, Pennsylvania, as the  Robert Allen Bishop, Sr. Post Office Building .
1.
Robert Allen Bishop, Sr. Post Office Building
(a)
Designation
The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10 East Main Street in Mahaffey, Pennsylvania, shall be known and designated as the  Robert Allen Bishop, Sr. 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  Robert Allen Bishop, Sr. Post Office Building .

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2026-02-11
  2. Passed House
  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 11, 2026

hb7517/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (02/11/2026)

This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10 East Main Street in Mahaffey, Pennsylvania, as the "Robert Allen Bishop, Sr. Post Office Building".

Sponsors

Rep. Glenn Thompson (R) sponsors H.R. 7517, and 14 members have co-sponsored it, 4 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 7517 went before 1 committee: Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform
Referred To · Feb 11, 2026 · 696 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7517 has taken 3 actions since Feb 11, 2026, the latest on Feb 12, 2026.

ChamberAction
Feb 12, 2026
House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2204)
Feb 11, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Feb 11, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Votes

H.R. 7517 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7517 goes by 2 titles.

  • To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10 East Main Street in Mahaffey, Pennsylvania, as the "Robert Allen Bishop, Sr. Post Office Building". — Official Title as Introduced
  • To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10 East Main Street in Mahaffey, Pennsylvania, as the "Robert Allen Bishop, Sr. Post Office Building". — Display Title

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7517 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7517’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hr7517/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

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7517, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 11, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania:H.R. 7517.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.[Page H2187]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com