Ted Cruz (R-TX)
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 107 North Hoyne Avenue in Fritch, Texas, as the "Chief Zeb Smith Post Office".
A Republican bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 573.
Cleared committee, waiting for its first floor vote
A committee approved it and it is on the calendar of the chamber it started in.
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Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- On Calendar
What this bill would do
This bill names a specific post office building in Texas after a person named Chief Zeb Smith. The post office is located at 107 North Hoyne Avenue in Fritch, Texas. Any official government documents, laws, or maps that mention this specific postal facility will now refer to it by the new name. Senators Cruz and Cornyn introduced the bill in the Senate. It was later reported by Senator Paul without any changes.
Yes
- Scored +1
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?
Provides a positive honorary designation for a local community facility in Fritch, Texas.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Facility Naming: Section 1 of the bill officially designates the United States Postal Service facility located at 107 North Hoyne Avenue in Fritch, Texas, as the Chief Zeb Smith Post Office. This could be viewed as a positive tribute by honoring Chief Zeb Smith with a local building name.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No Negative Impacts Found: Based strictly on the provided text, there are no specific sections or provisions identified that outline negative consequences or burdens for individuals or groups.
Groups and Interests Ranking
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- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — Provides a positive honorary designation for a local community facility in Fritch, Texas.
- 9/14/2026
- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul without amendment. Without written report.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 573.
- 8/6/2026
- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 1/9/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
3 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
John CornynRepublican · Texas