S.2056 / 113th Congress

A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 13127 Broadway Street in Alden, New York, as the "Sergeant Brett E. Gornewicz Memorial Post Office".

Held at the desk.

S.2056 through Congress

S.2056 keeps its number as it moves between the House and Senate.

SenateJul 10, 2014Passed the billUnanimous consentOfficial record

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Latest House action · Jul 14, 2014

Held at the desk.

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Separate related House measures (1)

These are different measures identified as related by Congress.gov. Their text and outcomes may differ; they are not the House stage of S.2056.

Related House bill: H.R.3472 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 13127 Broadway Street in Alden, New York, as the "Sergeant Brett E. Gornewicz Memorial Post Office".

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Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Feb 27, 2014

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 13127 Broadway Street in Alden, New York, as the "Sergeant Brett E. Gornewicz Memorial Post Office."

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D–NY

Committees

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

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Legislative record

Actions

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Jul 14, 2014
Held at the desk.
Jul 14, 2014
Received in the House.
Jul 14, 2014
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 10, 2014
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4436; text as passed Senate: CR S4436)
Jul 10, 2014
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4436; text as passed Senate: CR S4436)
Jul 9, 2014
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 454.
Jul 9, 2014
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Carper without amendment. Without written report.
Jul 9, 2014
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Carper without amendment. Without written report.
Jun 25, 2014
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 27, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Feb 27, 2014
Introduced in Senate

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Introduced in Senate · Feb 27, 2014 Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML

Related bills identified by Congress.gov

HR 3472 · To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 13127 Broadway Street in Alden, New York, as the "Sergeant Brett E. Gornewicz Memorial Post Office".

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Discuss S.2056, 113th Congress: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 13127 Broadway Street in Alden, New York, as the "Sergeant Brett E. Gornewicz Memorial Post Office".

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2056

Text version to examine: Engrossed in Senate · 2014-07-10.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s2056/BILLS-113s2056es.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-12-05T13:42:14Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Analyze S.2056 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss S.2056, 113th Congress: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 13127 Broadway Street in Alden, New York, as the "Sergeant Brett E. Gornewicz Memorial Post Office".

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2056

Text version to examine: Engrossed in Senate · 2014-07-10.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s2056/BILLS-113s2056es.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-12-05T13:42:14Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss S.2056, 113th Congress: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 13127 Broadway Street in Alden, New York, as the "Sergeant Brett E. Gornewicz Memorial Post Office".

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2056

Text version to examine: Engrossed in Senate · 2014-07-10.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s2056/BILLS-113s2056es.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-12-05T13:42:14Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss S.2056, 113th Congress: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 13127 Broadway Street in Alden, New York, as the "Sergeant Brett E. Gornewicz Memorial Post Office".

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2056

Text version to examine: Engrossed in Senate · 2014-07-10.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s2056/BILLS-113s2056es.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-12-05T13:42:14Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.2056 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.