Post office in Louisiana gets a new name to honor a soldier
H.R. 10253 — 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". · Filed by Troy Carter (D-LA) · 5 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 3, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill renames a post office building in Gonzales, Louisiana. The building is at 1706 South Burnside Avenue. It will be called the Cpl. Lawrence Brown Post Office Building. All government records will use the new name.
Who it affects
People who use the post office in Gonzales, Louisiana will see the new name. The change does not cost money or create new rules.
Where it stands
5 cosponsors: 4 Republicans, 1 Democrats.
- Sep 3, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 3, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform”
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How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,372 characters) on Sep 5, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 analysed bills.
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