Bill Summary
This legislation, known as the "Ernest 'Ernie' T. Pyle Post Office Act," designates a specific facility of the United States Postal Service located at 171 South Maple Street in Dana, Indiana, as the "Ernest 'Ernie' T. Pyle Post Office." This means that the facility will now be officially recognized and referred to by this name. Any references to the facility in official documents or records will also be updated to reflect this name change. The Act was passed by the Senate and House of Representatives and signed by the Speaker of the House and Vice President/President of the Senate.
Possible Impacts
1) This legislation could honor an individual (Ernest "Ernie" T. Pyle) by designating a post office in their name. This could affect people by providing a sense of pride and recognition for the individual, as well as potentially inspiring others to achieve similar recognition.
2) The renaming of the post office could also affect the local community in Dana, Indiana, where the post office is located. It could bring attention and potentially more business to the area, as people may be curious to visit the post office and learn about the person it is named after.
3) The legislation could also have a financial impact, as it may require changes to documents, maps, and other records that mention the post office's previous name. This could affect government agencies, businesses, and individuals who may have to update their records or documents to reflect the new name.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4734 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.4734
One Hundred Sixteenth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday,
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty
An Act
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at
171 South Maple Street in Dana, Indiana, as the ``Ernest `Ernie' T. Pyle
Post Office''.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ERNEST ``ERNIE'' T. PYLE POST OFFICE.
(a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 171 South Maple Street in Dana, Indiana, shall be known and
designated as the ``Ernest `Ernie' T. Pyle Post Office''.
(b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document,
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to
in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Ernest
`Ernie' T. Pyle Post Office''.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.