4 versions

CosmeticWhat changed in REPORTED TO SENATEcompared with REFERRED IN SENATE (Dec 10, 2025)

Technical corrections only. v4 updates the bill's status to reflect its reporting out of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and its placement on the Senate calendar, also updating the session from 1st to 2nd. No substantive policy changes were made to the designation of the post office building.

H.R. 1372119th CongressIntroduced Feb 14, 2025

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 300 Macedonia Lane in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the "Reverend Harold Middlebrook Post Office Building".

Passed HouseGovernment Operations and PoliticsNarrow

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Sponsor: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]
Committees: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (primary)
Last action: Sep 14, 2026

This analysis was written for v3 (REFERRED IN SENATE, Dec 10, 2025). REPORTED TO SENATE changed too little to need its own, so it reuses that one rather than a rewrite. The differences between the two are summarized above. View v3

Bottom line

This bill renames a post office in Knoxville, Tennessee, in honor of Reverend Harold Middlebrook.

What it actually does

This bill designates the United States Postal Service facility located at 300 Macedonia Lane in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the "Reverend Harold Middlebrook Post Office Building." It further mandates that any future references in official documents to this specific facility will be understood to refer to its newly designated name.

Section 1(a)

Designation of Post Office Facility

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This section formally renames a specific United States Postal Service facility. The post office located at 300 Macedonia Lane in Knoxville, Tennessee, will henceforth be officially known and designated as the "Reverend Harold Middlebrook Post Office Building." This act serves to honor Reverend Harold Middlebrook by associating his name with a public service building in the community.

Section 1(b)

References to the Facility

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This section clarifies that all existing and future official documents, including laws, maps, regulations, and other records of the United States, that refer to the post office facility at 300 Macedonia Lane in Knoxville, Tennessee, will automatically be considered references to the "Reverend Harold Middlebrook Post Office Building." This ensures consistency and avoids confusion regarding the facility's identity after its renaming.

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CosmeticWhat changed in REPORTED TO SENATEcompared with REFERRED IN SENATE (Dec 10, 2025)

H.R. 1372119th CongressIntroduced Feb 14, 2025

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 300 Macedonia Lane in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the "Reverend Harold Middlebrook Post Office Building".

Passed HouseGovernment Operations and PoliticsNarrow

View bill text

Sponsor: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]
Committees: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (primary)
Last action: Sep 14, 2026

Bottom line

This bill renames a post office in Knoxville, Tennessee, in honor of Reverend Harold Middlebrook.

What it actually does

Section 1(a)

Designation of Post Office Facility

prominently featuredstraightforward

Section 1(b)

References to the Facility

mentioned in summarystraightforward