Oklahoma post office renamed to honor Oscar J. Upham
S. 2283 — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 West Oklahoma Avenue in Guthrie, Oklahoma, as the "Oscar J. Upham Post Office". · Filed by James Lankford (R-OK) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Jul 15, 2025 · Signed
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What it does
This bill renames a post office building in Guthrie, Oklahoma, from its current designation to the 'Oscar J. Upham Post Office.' It is a commemorative naming with no financial cost, no regulatory change, and no effect on postal operations or citizen services.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole function is to rename a federal post office facility after a named individual. This is routine commemorative legislation with no policy, regulatory, or financial mechanism.
Who it affects
Commemorative naming of a post office after a local figure is a routine civic honor with no cost to citizens and no adverse effect. It may reflect community recognition of a public servant or local hero, which is a mild public good.
Named in the bill
United States Postal Service, Guthrie, Oklahoma, Oscar J. Upham
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Jul 15, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jul 15, 2025 — Referred to Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs”
- Oct 9, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent”
- Oct 9, 2025 — Passed the Senate · Congress.gov: “Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent”
- Dec 9, 2025 — Passed both chambers · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5096)”
- Dec 9, 2025 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Gill (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”
- Dec 15, 2025 — Sent to president · Congress.gov: “Presented to President”
- Dec 18, 2025 — Signed into law · Congress.gov: “Became Public Law No: 119-59”
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How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,267 characters) on Jun 3, 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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