This House resolution honors Joseph Curseen, Jr. and Thomas Morris, Jr., two United States Postal Service (USPS) employees who died after contact with anthrax while working at the Brentwood postal facility in the fall of 2001. It recognizes the other three Americans who died and the 17 who became ill in that attack. The resolution also acknowledges the ongoing service and sacrifice of USPS employees. The bill text notes that the Brentwood facility was named the "Joseph Curseen, Jr. and Thomas Morris, Jr. Processing and Distribution Center" by Public Law 107-225 in 2002. The resolution was introduced in the House on August 10, 2026, by Representative Eleanor Norton and was referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
If adopted, this resolution formally honors the two named USPS employees and recognizes postal workers for their public service. It is a symbolic statement by the House of Representatives and does not change postal operations or individual benefits.
No publicly available information about expenses or budget effects is included in the resolution text.
The resolution’s text says USPS employees provide important public services and that Curseen and Morris served the Nation with dedication. Supporters intend the resolution to recognize their sacrifice and to honor postal workers who continued serving after the 2001 anthrax attack.
No publicly available information about opposition or objections to the resolution is included in the bill text or metadata.