AI-assisted analysis based on the official CRS summary. Source version: Jan 21, 2026. Analysis updated: Sep 20, 2026.
01 — The Text
What.
- The bill designates the USPS facility at 417 West 7th Street in Columbia, Tennessee with a new official name.
- The facility will be named the 'Pharmacist's Mate First Class John Harlan Willis Post Office Building'.
- The bill passed the House on April 14, 2026 by voice vote under suspension of rules.
- The Senate committee reported the bill favorably without amendment on September 14, 2026.
- The bill was placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar as Calendar No. 613.
02 — The Stakes
So what?
- The official summary documents only the designation itself; no other effects are specified.
- No documented impacts on postal operations, staffing, budgets, or services are provided.
- The bill's effects are limited to the naming of the facility.
03 — The Path
Now what?
- House passed the bill on April 14, 2026.
- Senate committee reported favorably on September 14, 2026.
- Bill placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on September 14, 2026.
- No scheduled Senate floor vote date is documented.
Legislative History
Actions.
- Sep 14, 2026 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 613.
- Sep 14, 2026 — Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul without amendment. Without written report.
- Aug 6, 2026 — Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Apr 15, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Apr 14, 2026 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 14, 2026 — On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2853)
- Apr 14, 2026 — Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2853)
- Apr 14, 2026 — DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6808.