Troy Carter (D-LA)
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1706 South Burnside Avenue in Gonzales, Louisiana, as the "Cpl. Lawrence Brown Post Office Building".
A Democratic bill with 4 Republican cosponsors · See all 5 cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill proposes to rename a specific United States Postal Service facility. The facility is located at 1706 South Burnside Avenue in Gonzales, Louisiana. Under this proposal, the building would be known as the "Cpl. Lawrence Brown Post Office Building." The legislation also ensures that any existing official records or references to this location are updated to reflect the new name.
Yes
- Scored +1
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?
The bill honors a deceased corporal by naming a post office after him.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Official Recognition: The bill designates the facility as the "Cpl. Lawrence Brown Post Office Building" (Section 1, subsection a), which provides a formal name for the location.
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Consistency in Records: The bill mandates that any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility be deemed a reference to the new name (Section 1, subsection b), ensuring all official documentation stays consistent with the new designation.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts or burdens are identified within the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
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- Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together? — The bill honors a deceased corporal by naming a post office after him.
- 9/3/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- 5 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
Cleo FieldsDemocrat · Louisiana
Clay HigginsRepublican · Louisiana
Mike JohnsonRepublican · Louisiana
Julia LetlowRepublican · Louisiana
Steve ScaliseRepublican · Louisiana