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Technical and procedural updates only. v4 reflects the bill's progression from being referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs to being reported out of committee without amendment, updating the session and adding a calendar number. No substantive policy changes were made to the designation of the post office.

H.R. 1009·119th Congress·Introduced Feb 5, 2025

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 86 Main Street in Haverstraw, New York, as the "Paul Piperato Post Office Building".

Passed HouseGovernment Operations and PoliticsNarrow
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Sponsor
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
Committees
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (primary)
Last action
Sep 14, 2026

This analysis was written for v3 (REFERRED IN SENATE, Dec 10, 2025). REPORTED TO SENATE changed too little to need its own, so it reuses that one rather than a rewrite. The differences between the two are summarized above. View v3

Bottom line

H.R. 1009 renames the post office at 86 Main Street in Haverstraw, New York, to honor Paul Piperato, ensuring all official records reflect this new designation.

What it actually does

This bill officially designates the United States Postal Service facility located at 86 Main Street in Haverstraw, New York, as the "Paul Piperato Post Office Building." It further stipulates that all official references to this facility in any law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States shall be deemed to refer to the newly designated name.

Section 1(a)

Designation of Paul Piperato Post Office Building

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This section formally renames the United States Postal Service facility situated at 86 Main Street in Haverstraw, New York, to the "Paul Piperato Post Office Building." This change is a permanent designation for the physical building, honoring an individual by associating their name with a public service institution.

Section 1(b)

References to the Facility

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This subsection mandates that any existing or future legal documents, maps, regulations, or other official records of the United States that refer to the post office at 86 Main Street in Haverstraw, New York, will automatically be understood as referring to the "Paul Piperato Post Office Building." This ensures consistency and legal clarity in all official references following the renaming.

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