Post office renamed to honor deceased New York sheriff
H.R. 1008 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 298 Route 292 in Holmes, New York, as the "Sheriff Adrian 'Butch' Anderson Post Office Building". · Filed by Michael Lawler (R-NY) · 24 cosponsors · Introduced Feb 5, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill renames a U.S. Postal Service facility in Holmes, New York, after Sheriff Adrian 'Butch' Anderson. The renamed building will be officially called the 'Sheriff Adrian Butch Anderson Post Office Building,' and all federal references to the facility will automatically update to use the new name. No funds are appropriated, no operational changes are made.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole function is to rename a federal post office building in honor of a deceased sheriff. This is a standard commemorative act with no operational, financial, or policy consequences.
Who it affects
This is a commemorative naming of a federal facility honoring a deceased public servant (a sheriff). The bill imposes no costs on citizens, restricts no rights, and creates no new obligations. Naming public facilities after community figures who served the public is a routine and appropriate civic practice.
Named in the bill
United States Postal Service, Holmes, New York, Sheriff Adrian 'Butch' Anderson
Where it stands
24 cosponsors: 18 Democrats, 6 Republicans.
- Feb 5, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Feb 5, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform”
- May 21, 2025 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- May 21, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote”
- Dec 9, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5094)”
- Dec 9, 2025 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Gill (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”
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How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,368 characters) on Jun 8, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
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