S5149Referred to Committee
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Drive in Willingboro, New Jersey, as the "James A. Cotten Post Office".
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2026-07-28
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor
Cory A. Booker
Democrat · NJ · Senator
Votes with party: 83.1% (835 recorded votes)
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Cosponsors (1)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
Latest Action
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2026-07-28
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsReferred To · 2026-07-28
Plain-English Summary
The bill would rename a local post office building in Willingboro, New Jersey after James A. Cotten, honoring his legacy in the community. This change would affect mail service at that location, which would now officially operate under the new name. The proposal is currently being reviewed by the Senate committee that oversees government operations.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 5149 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5149 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Drive in Willingboro, New Jersey, as the ``James A. Cotten Post Office''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 28, 2026 Mr. Booker (for himself and Mr. Kim) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Drive in Willingboro, New Jersey, as the ``James A. Cotten Post Office''. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. JAMES A. COTTEN POST OFFICE. (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Drive in Willingboro, New Jersey, shall be known and designated as the ``James A. Cotten Post Office''. (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 ``James A. Cotten Post Office''. <all>
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