John Cornyn (R-TX)
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 620 East Pecan Boulevard in McAllen, Texas, as the "Agent Raul H. Gonzalez Jr. Memorial Post Office".
A Republican bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 575.
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 United States Postal Service facility after Agent Raul H. Gonzalez Jr. The post office is located at 620 East Pecan Boulevard in McAllen, Texas. Once the bill passes, this location will be officially known as the Agent Raul H. Gonzalez Jr. Memorial Post Office. Any official government record, map, or paper that refers to this specific building will use the new memorial name. Senators Cornyn and Cruz introduced this piece of legislation in the Senate. The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs reviewed the bill before it was reported without amendment.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Section 1 of the bill officially renames the McAllen, Texas post office to honor Agent Raul H. Gonzalez Jr. This serves as a public tribute that may bring recognition and respect to the memory of Agent Raul H. Gonzalez Jr. for individuals and groups who value this commemoration.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- The provided text does not contain any specific sections or provisions that identify potential negative consequences, burdens, or harms for individuals or groups of people in the United States.
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- 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. 575.
- 8/6/2026
- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 3/10/2025
- 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.
Ted CruzRepublican · Texas