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.
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Latest Action · August 10, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
This House resolution honors two postal service workers, Joseph Curseen Jr. and Thomas Morris Jr., who died after being exposed to anthrax-contaminated mail at a Washington DC postal facility in fall 2001. The resolution acknowledges that during this terrorist attack, five Americans total died and seventeen became ill from anthrax exposure. The measure also recognizes the ongoing dedication and sacrifice of all postal service employees who continue to serve the public despite risks to their safety. This is a symbolic resolution with no funding or implementation requirements, and the postal facility where the two men worked was already officially named after them in 2002. The resolution was submitted by Representative Norton and referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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