Escondido post office renamed to honor Captain E. Royce Williams
H.R. 4283 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1157 West Mission Avenue in Escondido, California, as the "Captain E. Royce Williams Post Office Building". · Filed by Darrell Issa (R-CA) · 14 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 2, 2025 · Reported out
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What it does
This bill renames a U.S. Postal Service facility in Escondido, California to honor Captain E. Royce Williams. The post office building at 1157 West Mission Avenue will be officially designated the 'Captain E. Royce Williams Post Office Building,' and all federal references to the facility will use the new name.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole function is to rename a federal postal facility in honor of Captain E. Royce Williams. It contains no regulatory, appropriations, or policy mechanisms—only a designation and a directive to update federal references.
Who it affects
This is a routine commemorative naming with no adverse civic consequences. Citizens are not restricted, charged, or harmed; the bill simply honors a public figure at a federal facility. The naming may reflect community recognition of service.
Named in the bill
United States Postal Service, Escondido, California, Captain E. Royce Williams, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Darrell Issa
Where it stands
14 cosponsors: 9 Democrats, 5 Republicans.
- Jul 2, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 2, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform”
- Jul 22, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Jul 22, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote”
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How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,279 characters) on Jul 25, 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.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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