S3946-118

Enrolled (Passed Congress)

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1106 Main Street in Bastrop, Texas, as the Sergeant Major Billy D. Waugh Post Office.

118th Congress Introduced Mar 14, 2024

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

Designates the post office at 1106 Main Street in Bastrop, Texas as the "Sergeant Major Billy D. Waugh Post Office."

Who Benefits and How

  • Waugh family and legacy receives federal recognition
  • Bastrop community honors a decorated service member

Who Bears the Burden and How

  • USPS incurs minor signage costs

Key Provisions

  • Names Bastrop, TX post office after SGM Billy D. Waugh

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

To officially designate the United States Postal Service facility located at 1106 Main Street in Bastrop, Texas, as the 'Sergeant Major Billy D. Waugh Post Office' in honor of Sergeant Major Billy D. Waugh.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Commemorative Naming

Primary Purpose

To officially designate the United States Postal Service facility located at 1106 Main Street in Bastrop, Texas, as the 'Sergeant Major Billy D. Waugh Post Office' in honor of Sergeant Major Billy D. Waugh.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Commemorative Naming

Post Office Renaming

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • Sergeant Major Billy D. Waugh
  • His family and descendants
  • The community of Bastrop, Texas
  • The general public
Model: gemini:gemini-2.5-flash | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: enr

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • United States Postal Service
Model: gemini:gemini-2.5-flash | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: enr

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Enrolled (Passed Congress)
Introduced Committee Passed
Aug 1, 2024

Reported by Mr. Peters, without amendment

Aug 1, 2024 (inferred)

Passed House (inferred from enr version)

Aug 1, 2024 (inferred)

Passed Senate (inferred from enr version)

Aug 1, 2024 (inferred)

Enrolled Bill (inferred from enr version)

Mar 14, 2024

Mr. Cruz (for himself and Mr. Cornyn) introduced the following …

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Commemorative Naming
Actor Mappings
"congress"
→ The legislative body enacting the designation.
"united_states_postal_service"
→ The agency responsible for operating the facility and implementing the name change.

We use a combination of our own taxonomy and classification in addition to large language models to assess meaning and potential beneficiaries. High confidence means strong textual evidence. Always verify with the original bill text.

Learn more about our methodology