To provide States with the authority to name post offices located in the State, and for other purposes.
This bill allows states to choose names for post offices located within their borders through state legislation, directly affecting state governments and local communities. It requires states to pass laws authorizing specific names, while ensuring federal naming decisions (like those for new post offices) take precedence and override any state selection. The bill also mandates that states notify Congress 30 days in advance before renaming a post office already named by the federal government. Federal authority to name post offices remains supreme, and the bill does not change existing USPS naming practices for offices not yet designated by the federal government.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2023
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