Bill Summary
This legislation proposes to officially name and designate the United States Postal Service facility located at 303 East Mississippi Avenue in Elwood, Illinois as the "Lawrence M. `Larry' Walsh Sr. Post Office". This would require a change in all official references to the facility to reflect its new name.
Possible Impacts
1. A community in Elwood, Illinois may feel a sense of pride and honor in having the local USPS facility named after a respected member of their community, Lawrence M. "Larry" Walsh Sr.
2. The family members and loved ones of Lawrence M. "Larry" Walsh Sr. may feel a sense of recognition and honor in having his name officially designated on a public building.
3. Postal workers at the designated facility may feel a sense of motivation and pride in working at a post office named after a well-respected and influential individual.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7870 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7870
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located
at 303 East Mississippi Avenue in Elwood, Illinois, as the ``Lawrence
M. `Larry' Walsh Sr. Post Office''.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 30, 2020
Mr. Foster (for himself and Mr. Rush) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform
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A BILL
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located
at 303 East Mississippi Avenue in Elwood, Illinois, as the ``Lawrence
M. `Larry' Walsh Sr. Post Office''.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LAWRENCE M. ``LARRY'' WALSH SR. POST OFFICE.
(a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 303 East Mississippi Avenue in Elwood, Illinois, shall be
known and designated as the ``Lawrence M. `Larry' Sr. 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 ``Lawrence
M. `Larry' Sr. Post Office''.
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