This bill formally names the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Auburn, California, as the "Louis A. Conter VA Clinic." The legislation honors Lou Conter, a Navy veteran and the last surviving member of the USS Arizona crew at Pearl Harbor, for his decades of military service and post-retirement contributions to veterans' education.
The Supporting America's Children and Families Act reauthorizes federal child welfare programs through 2029, with new provisions to improve services for children in foster care and families. It directly affects states, tribes, child welfare agencies, foster youth, and families through requirements to address poverty-related neglect, expand family preservation services, strengthen kinship care support, and improve court technology for remote hearings. Key mechanisms include new funding for regional partnerships addressing parental substance use, streamlined administrative processes, and demonstration projects for maintaining relationships between incarcerated parents and their children in foster care. The bill also strengthens tribal child support enforcement and improves implementation of the Indian Child Welfare Act, aiming to reduce bureaucracy while improving outcomes for children and families.
This bill (HR 8976) renames a U.S. Postal Service facility at 20 West White Street in Millstadt, Illinois, as the "Corporal Matthew A. Wyatt Post Office." It directly affects the postal service location by changing its official name to honor Corporal Matthew A. Wyatt. The bill requires all federal references in laws, documents, and records to use the new name. As a naming resolution, it has no policy impact beyond this official designation.
This bill designates the U.S. Postal Service facility at 151 Highway 74 South in Peachtree City, Georgia, as the "SFC Shawn McCloskey Post Office." It requires all federal references to this location - including in laws, maps, regulations, and official documents - to be updated to the new name. This is a ceremonial naming resolution with no impact on postal services, operations, or funding.
This bill names a U.S. Postal Service facility in Captain Cook, Hawaii (located at 82-6110 Mamalahoa Highway) as the "Army 1st Lt. John Kuulei Kauhaihao Post Office Building" to honor the soldier. It requires all federal references in laws, documents, or records to use this new name instead of the facility's address. The bill has no policy impact beyond administrative renaming and affects only official U.S. government documentation.
This bill designates the U.S. Postal Service facility at 609 Portsmouth Avenue in Greenland, New Hampshire, as the "Chief Michael Maloney Post Office Building." It changes the official name of the building and updates all federal references (including laws, maps, and documents) to use this new name. The bill has no policy impact beyond renaming the facility and honors Chief Michael Maloney, likely a local postal employee or figure. It was enacted on January 4, 2025, after passing both chambers of Congress in December 2024.
This bill renames a United States Postal Service facility at 114 Center Street East in Roseau, Minnesota, as the "Floyd B. Olson Post Office." It directly affects the physical post office location and all official references to it in government documents. The key provision updates all federal records, maps, and communications to use the new name, ensuring consistency in official correspondence and signage. This is a ceremonial designation with no changes to postal services, funding, or policy.
HR 8717 designates the U.S. Postal Service facility at 20 West Main Street in Santaquin, Utah, as the "SGT Bill Hooser Post Office Building." The bill updates all federal references - such as maps, documents, and regulations - to reflect this new name for the building. It does not change postal services, funding, or regulations; it only changes the building's official designation. The bill honors SGT Bill Hooser, though specific details about him are not included in the legislation. This is a ceremonial naming act with no policy or financial impact.
This bill (HR 8666) amends federal law to allow U.S. federal courts in Utah's Central Division to hold sessions in Moab and Monticello, in addition to St. George. It directly affects the operational locations of federal courts serving eastern Utah, making it easier for residents in those communities to access court services. The change is purely procedural, updating where court sessions may be held without altering legal standards or creating new rights or obligations. It was enacted as Public Law 118-250 on January 4, 2025.
This bill renames the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic located in Cadillac, Michigan, as the "Duane E. Dewey VA Clinic." It requires that all future references to this specific facility in federal laws, regulations, and documents use the new name.
This bill (HR 8641) renames a U.S. Postal Service facility at 401 Main Street in Brawley, California, as the "Walter Francis Ulloa Memorial Post Office Building." It directly affects the postal facility and all federal references to it, changing them to the new name. The bill contains no policy changes or funding provisions - it is solely a commemorative naming resolution honoring Walter Francis Ulloa. The designation became effective upon enactment on January 4, 2025.
HR 8057 designates the U.S. Postal Service facility at 9317 Bolsa Avenue in Westminster, California, as the "Little Saigon Vietnam War Veterans Memorial Post Office." This bill changes the official name of the post office to honor Vietnam War veterans, specifically recognizing the local Little Saigon community's connection to veterans' service. All federal references to the facility, including laws, maps, and documents, will now use the new name. The bill does not create new funding, services, or policy changes - it solely provides a commemorative designation.
