HR1372-119

Passed House

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 300 Macedonia Lane in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the Reverend Harold Middlebrook Post Office Building.

119th Congress Introduced Feb 14, 2025

Summary

What This Bill Does

Designates the United States Postal Service facility at 300 Macedonia Lane in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the Reverend Harold Middlebrook Post Office Building.

Who Benefits and How

The legacy of Reverend Harold Middlebrook and the Knoxville community could gain lasting public recognition through the naming of a federal facility in his honor.

Who Bears the Burden and How

The Postal Service and related agencies must update references and signage, but the operational burden is minimal and largely administrative.

Key Provisions

  • Renames the specified USPS facility in Knoxville, Tennessee.
  • Honors Reverend Harold Middlebrook's civil rights legacy.
  • Provides that federal references to the facility use the new name.
  • Creates a commemorative designation rather than a substantive program change.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

Designates the United States Postal Service facility at 300 Macedonia Lane in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the Reverend Harold Middlebrook Post Office Building.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Commemorations

Primary Purpose

Designates the United States Postal Service facility at 300 Macedonia Lane in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the Reverend Harold Middlebrook Post Office Building.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Commemorations

Main Provisions

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • The legacy of Reverend Harold Middlebrook and the Knoxville community
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: eh

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • Postal Service administrators responsible for carrying out the naming change
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: eh

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Passed House
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 10, 2025

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland …

Dec 10, 2025 (inferred)

Passed House (inferred from eh version)

Feb 14, 2025

Mr. Burchett (for himself, Mr. Green of Tennessee, Mr. Fleischmann, …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Commemorations

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