4 versions

CosmeticWhat changed in REPORTED TO SENATEcompared with REFERRED IN SENATE (Apr 15, 2026)

Technical corrections only. v4 updates the bill's status to reflect that it was reported by the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs without amendment, adding a calendar number and removing the clerk's attestation. No substantive policy change was made to the bill's content.

H.R. 6808119th CongressIntroduced Dec 17, 2025

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 417 West 7th Street in Columbia, Tennessee, as the "Pharmacist’s Mate First Class John Harlan Willis Post Office Building".

Passed HouseGovernment Operations and PoliticsNarrow

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Sponsor: Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5]
Committees: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (primary)
Last action: Sep 14, 2026

This analysis was written for v3 (REFERRED IN SENATE, Apr 15, 2026). 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 specific post office in Columbia, Tennessee, in honor of Pharmacist's Mate First Class John Harlan Willis.

What it actually does

This bill designates the United States Postal Service facility located at 417 West 7th Street in Columbia, Tennessee, as the "Pharmacist's Mate First Class John Harlan Willis Post Office Building." It further stipulates that all official references in law, maps, regulations, or other documents to this facility shall be deemed to refer to it by its new designated name.

Section 1(a)

Designation of Post Office Building

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This section formally designates the United States Postal Service facility located at 417 West 7th Street in Columbia, Tennessee, with the name "Pharmacist's Mate First Class John Harlan Willis Post Office Building." This action establishes the new official name for the specified postal facility, honoring the individual.

Section 1(b)

References to Designated Facility

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This section mandates that any reference in existing or future laws, maps, regulations, documents, papers, or other records of the United States to the specified post office facility will automatically be considered a reference to the "Pharmacist's Mate First Class John Harlan Willis Post Office Building." This ensures legal and administrative consistency for the facility's new name.

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CosmeticWhat changed in REPORTED TO SENATEcompared with REFERRED IN SENATE (Apr 15, 2026)

H.R. 6808119th CongressIntroduced Dec 17, 2025

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 417 West 7th Street in Columbia, Tennessee, as the "Pharmacist’s Mate First Class John Harlan Willis Post Office Building".

Passed HouseGovernment Operations and PoliticsNarrow

View bill text

Sponsor: Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5]
Committees: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (primary)
Last action: Sep 14, 2026

Bottom line

This bill renames a specific post office in Columbia, Tennessee, in honor of Pharmacist's Mate First Class John Harlan Willis.

What it actually does

Section 1(a)

Designation of Post Office Building

prominently featuredstraightforward

Section 1(b)

References to Designated Facility

mentioned in summarystraightforward