Missouri post office renamed after astronomer Edwin Hubble
S. 4052 — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 203 North Clay Street in Marshfield, Missouri, shall be known and designated as the "Edwin P. Hubble Post Office". · Filed by Eric Schmitt (R-MO) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Mar 11, 2026 · Reported out
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What it does
This bill renames a post office building in Marshfield, Missouri, from its current designation to the 'Edwin P. Hubble Post Office.' The change is purely ceremonial—it updates all federal references to use the new name but makes no operational, budgetary, or policy changes.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole function is to rename a federal post office facility after a deceased historical figure. It contains no substantive policy, appropriations, or operational changes.
Who it affects
This is a commemorative naming with no adverse civic effect. Edwin P. Hubble was a renowned astronomer (1889–1953) with no sitting political stake; naming a public facility after a deceased scientific figure is a routine, low-cost form of public recognition that carries no cost to citizens.
Named in the bill
United States Postal Service, Marshfield, Missouri, Edwin P. Hubble
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Mar 11, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Mar 11, 2026 — 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”
- Aug 6, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably”
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How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,396 characters) on Jun 8, 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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As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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