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CosmeticWhat changed in REFERRED IN SENATEcompared with ENGROSSED IN HOUSE (Apr 14, 2026)

Technical and procedural updates only. v3 reflects the bill's passage in the House of Representatives and its subsequent referral to the Senate, including an updated attestation from the Clerk. No substantive policy changes were made to the designation of the post office.

H.R. 4707119th CongressIntroduced Jul 23, 2025

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1019 Avenue H in Fort Madison, Iowa, as the "Martin L. Graber Post Office".

Passed HouseGovernment Operations and PoliticsNarrow

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Sponsor: Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]
Committees: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (primary)
Last action: Sep 14, 2026

Bottom line

This bill renames a specific post office in Fort Madison, Iowa, in honor of Martin L. Graber, ensuring all official records reflect this change.

What it actually does

This bill designates the United States Postal Service facility located at 1019 Avenue H in Fort Madison, Iowa, as the "Martin L. Graber Post Office". It further mandates that all official references in laws, maps, regulations, documents, papers, or other records of the United States to this facility shall henceforth refer to it by its new designated name.

Section 1(a)

Designation of Martin L. Graber Post Office

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This section formally designates the United States Postal Service facility situated at 1019 Avenue H in Fort Madison, Iowa, to be officially known and recognized as the "Martin L. Graber Post Office". This is the primary action of the bill, establishing the new name for this specific federal building.

Section 1(b)

Official References to the Designated Facility

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This section ensures that any existing or future references found in laws, maps, regulations, documents, papers, or other official records of the United States that pertain to the facility mentioned in subsection (a) will be legally understood and interpreted as referring to the "Martin L. Graber Post Office". This provision provides legal clarity and consistency for the newly designated name across all federal documentation.

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CosmeticWhat changed in REFERRED IN SENATEcompared with ENGROSSED IN HOUSE (Apr 14, 2026)

H.R. 4707119th CongressIntroduced Jul 23, 2025

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1019 Avenue H in Fort Madison, Iowa, as the "Martin L. Graber Post Office".

Passed HouseGovernment Operations and PoliticsNarrow

View bill text

Sponsor: Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]
Committees: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (primary)
Last action: Sep 14, 2026

Bottom line

This bill renames a specific post office in Fort Madison, Iowa, in honor of Martin L. Graber, ensuring all official records reflect this change.

What it actually does

Section 1(a)

Designation of Martin L. Graber Post Office

prominently featuredstraightforward

Section 1(b)

Official References to the Designated Facility

mentioned in summarystraightforward