Utah gets a new post office on federal land—routine infrastructure.
H.R. 4716 — To transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal land in Saratoga Springs, Utah, from the Secretary of the Interior to the United States Postal Service for construction of a post office, and for other purposes. · Filed by Burgess Owens (R-UT) · 3 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 23, 2025 · Hearing held
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What it does
This bill transfers about 20 acres of federal land in Saratoga Springs, Utah, from the Interior Department to the U.S. Postal Service so USPS can build and operate a post office there. The Postal Service must begin operations within 2 years. The bill is a straightforward land-use transfer for a routine federal facility.
Why we flagged it
The bill is a routine administrative transfer of federal land from one public agency (Interior) to another (USPS) for construction of a standard postal facility. No private benefit, no deregulation, no subsidy—straightforward government real-estate management.
Who it affects
Residents of Saratoga Springs gain a new postal facility, improving access to mail services in their community. The transfer is a routine administrative reallocation of federal land to a public agency for a public service with no apparent cost to citizens.
Named in the bill
U.S. Postal Service, Secretary of the Interior, Saratoga Springs, Utah, House Committee on Natural Resources, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Where it stands
3 cosponsors: 3 Republicans.
- Jul 23, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 23, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and House Committee on Natural Resources · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government…”
- Mar 18, 2026 — Hearing held · Congress.gov: “Subcommittee Hearings Held”
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How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,954 characters) on Jul 2, 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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