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.

H.R. 1461 · 119th Congress (2025-2026)

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17 members · Left 7 · Center 1 · Right 9 (Bill Ranking)

Sponsor	Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. (D-PA) (Introduced 02/21/2025)
Sponsor Voting Record	Lean left · DW-NOMINATE -0.26 · measured from every roll-call vote this member has cast (voteview.com) (Sponsor Ranking)
Support	LLLCLRR support across the spectrum: 17 members signed on (Bill Ranking) this bill: sponsor + current cosponsors, each once
Committees	Senate - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee; House - Oversight and Government Reform Committee; House - Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Latest Action	12/10/2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Roll Call Votes	There have been no roll call votes
Source	view on congress.gov →

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Summary (1)

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".

Text (3)

Engrossed in House (EH)

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 text/xml EN 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 CONGRESS1st 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)DesignationThe 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)ReferencesAny 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.

Introduced in House (IH)

119 HR 1461 IH: 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 2025-02-21 text/xml EN 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. I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1461IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 21, 2025Mr. Deluzio (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Mr. Smucker, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government ReformA BILLTo 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.

Referred in Senate (RFS)

119 HR 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”. U.S. House of Representatives 2025-12-10 text/xml EN 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. IIB119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1461IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESDecember 10, 2025Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsAN ACTTo 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)DesignationThe 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)ReferencesAny 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.

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All Actions (12)

Date	Chamber	All Actions
02/21/2025	Library of Congress	Introduced in House
02/21/2025	Library of Congress	Introduced in House
02/21/2025	House floor actions	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
12/02/2025	House committee actions	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
12/02/2025	House committee actions	Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 2.
12/09/2025	House floor actions	Mr. Gill (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
12/09/2025	House floor actions	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5097-5098)
12/09/2025	House floor actions	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1461.
12/09/2025	Library of Congress	Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5097)
12/09/2025	House floor actions	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5097)
12/09/2025	House floor actions	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
12/10/2025	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Titles (4)

Title Type	Title
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	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".

Amendments (0)

There are no amendments to this bill.

Cosponsors (16)

Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]* — 02/21/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]* — 02/21/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]* — 02/21/2025 — Center (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13]* — 02/21/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]* — 02/21/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]* — 02/21/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11]* — 02/21/2025 — Lean right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] — 03/03/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] — 03/03/2025 — Lean left (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] — 03/03/2025 — Lean right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Meuser, Daniel [R-PA-9] — 03/24/2025 — Lean right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] — 03/24/2025 — Lean right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Bresnahan, Robert [R-PA-8] — 03/25/2025 — Lean right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] — 04/01/2025 — Lean right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] — 04/07/2025 — Lean right (Sponsor Ranking)
Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] — 06/03/2025 — Right (Sponsor Ranking)

* = Original cosponsor

Committees (3)

Committee	Activity
Senate - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee	12/10/2025 Referred To
House - Oversight and Government Reform Committee	12/02/2025 Markup By
House - Oversight and Government Reform Committee	02/21/2025 Referred To

Related Bills (0)

No related bill information was received for H.R. 1461.

Subjects (4)

Policy Area: Government Operations and Politics

Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Pennsylvania
Postal service

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