S2283-119

Signed into Law

A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 West Oklahoma Avenue in Guthrie, Oklahoma, as the "Oscar J. Upham Post Office".

119th Congress Introduced Jul 15, 2025

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill designates the United States Postal Service facility at 201 West Oklahoma Avenue in Guthrie, Oklahoma, as the Oscar J. Upham Post Office. It also updates federal references to that facility to use the new name.

Who Benefits and How

The Upham family and the Guthrie community benefit from permanent federal recognition of Oscar J. Upham through a named civic landmark. Local postal customers gain a commemorative facility name tied to local history.

Who Bears the Burden and How

The United States Postal Service must update signage, maps, records, and official references for the Guthrie facility. The burden is administrative and limited to the naming designation.

Key Provisions

  • Designates the Guthrie, Oklahoma postal facility as the Oscar J. Upham Post Office.
  • Deems federal legal, map, regulatory, document, paper, and record references to use the new name.
  • Gives the Guthrie community a permanent commemorative federal facility designation.
  • Directs USPS and federal records to use the Oscar J. Upham Post Office designation.

Evidence Chain:

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

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

Designates the USPS facility at 201 West Oklahoma Avenue in Guthrie, Oklahoma as the Oscar J. Upham Post Office and updates all federal references accordingly.

Key Policy Areas

Commemorations, Postal Service

Primary Purpose

Designates the USPS facility at 201 West Oklahoma Avenue in Guthrie, Oklahoma as the Oscar J. Upham Post Office and updates all federal references accordingly.

Policy Domains

Commemorations Postal Service

Whole Bill - Post Office Naming

Identified Gains
  • Upham family
  • Guthrie Oklahoma community
  • Local postal customers
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: enr
Upham family:
Local postal customers:
Guthrie Oklahoma community:
Identified Costs
  • United States Postal Service
  • Guthrie postal facility administrators
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: enr
United States Postal Service:
Guthrie postal facility administrators:

Legislative Progress

Signed into Law
Introduced Committee Passed Law
Dec 18, 2025

Signed by President.

Dec 18, 2025

Became Public Law No: 119-59.

Dec 15, 2025

Presented to President.

Dec 9, 2025

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5096-5097)

Dec 9, 2025

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill …

Dec 9, 2025

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate …

Dec 9, 2025

Mr. Gill (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass …

Dec 9, 2025

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without …

Dec 9, 2025

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules …

Oct 17, 2025

Received in the House.

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Commemorations
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Upham family and legacy

1/1
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Commemorations Postal Service

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