To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1019 Avenue H in Fort Madison, Iowa, as the "Martin L. Graber Post Office".
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill renames a specific United States Postal Service facility. The postal facility at 1019 Avenue H in Fort Madison, Iowa will be known and designated as the Martin L. Graber Post Office. The bill also provides that any reference in a federal law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other United States record to that facility is deemed to refer to the Martin L. Graber Post Office.
Who Benefits and How
The family and community of Martin L. Graber benefit from a formal federal commemoration attached to a local postal facility. Local residents in Fort Madison, Iowa benefit from a public marker recognizing the honoree in daily civic life. USPS local operations staff benefit from clear statutory naming language for signage and records. Congressional sponsors and local civic groups benefit because the designation creates a durable federal honor without changing postal services.
Who Bears the Burden and How
United States Postal Service facilities staff must update building signage and any affected facility records. USPS administrative staff must ensure federal maps, documents, papers, and other records use the new designation. Federal agencies and map publishers must treat references to the facility as references to the new commemorative name. Postal customers bear no service burden because the bill changes only the facility name.
Key Provisions
- Establishes the USPS facility at 1019 Avenue H in Fort Madison, Iowa as the Martin L. Graber Post Office.
- Provides that federal legal, map, regulatory, document, paper, and record references use the Martin L. Graber Post Office name.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Designates the United States Postal Service facility at 1019 Avenue H in Fort Madison, Iowa as the Martin L. Graber Post Office and treats every federal reference to that facility as a reference to the new commemorative name.
Key Policy Areas
Postal Service, Commemoration, Federal Facilities
Primary Purpose
Designates the United States Postal Service facility at 1019 Avenue H in Fort Madison, Iowa as the Martin L. Graber Post Office and treats every federal reference to that facility as a reference to the new commemorative name.
Policy Domains
House resolution provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Family of Martin L. Graber
- Local residents in Fort Madison, Iowa
- USPS local operations staff
- Congressional sponsors
- Local civic groups
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- United States Postal Service facilities staff
- USPS administrative staff
- Federal agencies updating records
- Map publishers
- Postal customers
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 …
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2850-2851)
Mr. Gill (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass …
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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