Santa Barbara post office renamed to honor Brigadier General Lopez
H.R. 2175 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 130 South Patterson Avenue in Santa Barbara, California, as the "Brigadier General Frederick R. Lopez Post Office Building". · Filed by Salud Carbajal (D-CA) · 51 cosponsors · Introduced Mar 18, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill renames a U.S. Postal Service facility in Santa Barbara, California, after Brigadier General Frederick R. Lopez. The renamed building will be officially called the 'Brigadier General Frederick R. Lopez Post Office Building,' and all federal references to the facility will automatically update to use the new name.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole function is to rename a federal postal facility in honor of a military officer. It contains no substantive policy, appropriations, or operational changes—purely a commemorative designation.
Who it affects
This is a commemorative naming with no operational or financial impact on citizens. The bill honors a military officer and causes no harm to public services, rights, or costs. Naming federal facilities after deceased public servants is routine and appropriate.
Named in the bill
United States Postal Service, Santa Barbara, California, Brigadier General Frederick R. Lopez
Where it stands
51 cosponsors: 42 Democrats, 8 Republicans, 1 Independents.
- Mar 18, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Mar 18, 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”
- Dec 2, 2025 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Dec 2, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 2”
- 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 H5098)”
- 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 (1,469 characters) on May 20, 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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