To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1200 William Street, Room 200, in Buffalo, New York, as the "William J. Donovan Post Office Building".
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill names a specific United States Postal Service facility in Buffalo, New York. The USPS facility located at 1200 William Street, Room 200, would be known and designated as the William J. Donovan Post Office Building. The bill also provides that any reference in a U.S. law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other federal record to that facility is deemed to be a reference to the William J. Donovan Post Office Building. It does not create a new postal facility, change postal services, or appropriate construction funding.
Who Benefits and How
The Buffalo community benefits from a federal commemoration attached to a local postal facility. People seeking to honor William J. Donovan benefit because the facility name preserves his legacy in federal records. USPS employees at 1200 William Street benefit from clear official naming of their workplace. Local veterans, intelligence-history, and civic organizations may benefit from a visible commemorative designation. Federal records users benefit because references in laws, maps, regulations, and documents are automatically treated as using the new name.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The United States Postal Service must update signage, facility records, and administrative references as needed. Federal agencies that maintain maps, regulations, or records must treat references to the facility as references to the William J. Donovan Post Office Building. Congressional staff and records offices must process the designation. There are no new compliance duties for private parties or postal customers beyond recognizing the facility's official name.
Key Provisions
- Designates the USPS facility at 1200 William Street, Room 200, in Buffalo, New York.
- Names the facility the William J. Donovan Post Office Building.
- Provides that federal legal, map, regulatory, document, paper, and record references use the new name.
- Creates no new postal program or service change.
- Leaves ordinary USPS operations at the facility unchanged.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Designates the United States Postal Service facility at 1200 William Street, Room 200, in Buffalo, New York, as the William J. Donovan Post Office Building and deems every federal reference to that facility to use the new name.
Key Policy Areas
Postal Service, Commemoration
Primary Purpose
Designates the United States Postal Service facility at 1200 William Street, Room 200, in Buffalo, New York, as the William J. Donovan Post Office Building and deems every federal reference to that facility to use the new name.
Policy Domains
House resolution provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Buffalo community
- People honoring William J. Donovan
- USPS employees at 1200 William Street
- Local veterans organizations
- Intelligence-history organizations
- Federal records users
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- United States Postal Service
- Federal agencies maintaining facility records
- Congressional staff
- Federal records offices
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to …
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland …
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without …
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules …
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate …
Mr. Gill (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass …
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2848-2849)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without …
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 38 …
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "usps"
- → United States Postal Service
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