Knoxville post office renamed to honor Reverend Harold Middlebrook
H.R. 1372 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 300 Macedonia Lane in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the "Reverend Harold Middlebrook Post Office Building". · Filed by Tim Burchett (R-TN) · 8 cosponsors · Introduced Feb 14, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill renames a U.S. Postal Service facility in Knoxville, Tennessee (located at 300 Macedonia Lane) to the 'Reverend Harold Middlebrook Post Office Building.' The change is purely ceremonial—it designates the building's official name and updates all federal references to reflect that name. No funding, operations, or services are affected.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole function is to rename a federal postal facility after a community figure. This is routine commemorative legislation with no operational, financial, or policy substance.
Who it affects
This is a commemorative naming with no negative civic consequences. The bill honors a community figure (Reverend Harold Middlebrook) and imposes no costs, restrictions, or burdens on ordinary people. Commemorating public servants and community leaders strengthens civic identity and public memory.
Named in the bill
United States Postal Service, Knoxville, Tennessee, Reverend Harold Middlebrook
Where it stands
8 cosponsors: 7 Republicans, 1 Democrats.
- Feb 14, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Feb 14, 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 Gov Reform”
- Apr 30, 2025 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Apr 30, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 15”
- 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 H5099)”
- 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 (1,385 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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