Michigan post office building renamed for 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 gives a new name to a post office building in Charlotte, Michigan. The building is located on West Lovett Street. It will now be called the Francis C. Flaherty Post Office Building. The change does not cost money. It does not change how the post office works.
Who it affects
People in Charlotte, Michigan may see the new name on the building. The post office itself is not affected in any other way.
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 14,358 analysed bills.
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