Post office in Michigan renamed to honor Francis C. Flaherty
H.R. 9570 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 117 West Lovett Street in Charlotte, Michigan, as the "Francis C. Flaherty Post Office Building". · Filed by Tom Barrett (R-MI) · 12 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 2, 2026 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill renames a post office building in Charlotte, Michigan, after Francis C. Flaherty. It changes all official references to the facility from its street address to the new name. No money is spent, no operations are changed—it is purely a commemorative designation.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole function is to rename a federal post office building after an individual. This is a standard commemorative act with no policy, regulatory, or financial mechanism.
Who it affects
This is a routine commemorative act with no cost to citizens and no operational impact. The renaming honors a public servant or community figure without affecting postal service, federal spending, or public rights.
Named in the bill
United States Postal Service, Charlotte, Michigan, Francis C. Flaherty
Where it stands
12 cosponsors: 6 Democrats, 6 Republicans.
- Jul 2, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 2, 2026 — 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”
- Sep 16, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote”
- Sep 16, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Comer 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 (1,183 characters) on Jul 23, 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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