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HR1480: Honoring the lives, work, and sacrifice of Joseph Curseen, Jr., and Thomas Morris, Jr., the 2 United States Postal Service employees who died as a result of their contact with anthrax while working at the United States Postal facility located at 900 Brentwood Road NE, Washington, DC, during the anthrax attack in the fall of 2001; United States Postal Service employees, who have continued to work diligently in service to the people of the United States notwithstanding the anthrax attack; as well as the other 3 Americans who died and the 17 who became ill in the attack.

: Eleanor Norton (D-US) : Aug 16, 2026 Updated: Aug 10, 2026
Bill ProgressIntroduced
  1. 1Introduced (current step)
  2. 2Passed One Chamber
  3. 3Passed Both Chambers
  4. 4Became Law

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Summary

Honoring the lives, work, and sacrifice of Joseph Curseen, Jr., and Thomas Morris, Jr., the 2 United States Postal Service employees who died as a result of their contact with anthrax while working at the United States Postal facility located at 900 Brentwood Road NE, Washington, DC, during the anthrax attack in the fall of 2001; United States Postal Service employees, who have continued to work diligently in service to the people of the United States notwithstanding the anthrax attack; as well as the other 3 Americans who died and the 17 who became ill in the attack.

Plain-language summary

This bill honors Joseph Curseen, Jr. and Thomas Morris, Jr., two postal workers who died from anthrax exposure at a Washington, DC postal facility in fall 2001. The bill also recognizes other postal employees who continued working after the attack, plus three other Americans who died and seventeen who became ill from anthrax contact. This is a ceremonial measure expressing respect and acknowledgment rather than creating new laws or programs. The bill is currently in the introduced stage, meaning it has been formally submitted but not yet assigned to a for consideration.

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