Texas post office renamed to honor Eugene Gates Jr.
H.R. 10755 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 475 East FM 1382 in Cedar Hill, Texas, as the "Eugene Gates Jr. Post Office Building". · Filed by Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) · Introduced Oct 6, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill renames a post office building in Cedar Hill, Texas, after Eugene Gates Jr. The facility at 475 East FM 1382 will officially be called the 'Eugene Gates Jr. Post Office Building,' and all federal references to it will use the new name. No money is spent, no regulations change, and no one's rights or obligations are affected.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole function is to rename a federal post office facility after a local figure. It contains no regulatory, financial, or policy mechanism—only a designation and a directive to update federal references.
Who it affects
This is a commemorative naming with no negative civic effect. The bill honors a local figure without restricting rights, imposing costs, or creating private benefit. Naming public facilities after community members is a routine, low-cost form of civic recognition.
Named in the bill
United States Postal Service, Cedar Hill, Texas, Eugene Gates Jr., House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Crockett
Where it stands
- Oct 6, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 6, 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 (1,206 characters) on Oct 16, 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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As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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