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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 324 Washington Avenue, Suite 1 in Grand Haven, Michigan, as the "Ell Thomas Simantz Post Office Building".
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 324 Washington Avenue, Suite 1 in Grand Haven, Michigan, as the ``Ell Thomas Simantz Post Office Building''.
Summary
- Designates the United States Postal Service facility located at 324 Washington Avenue, Suite 1 in Grand Haven, Michigan as the "Ell Thomas Simantz Post Office Building"
- Requires all references to the facility in federal law, regulation, documents, papers, and records to use the designated name
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Sponsor (1)
12 cosponsors
- Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI)
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI)
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI)
- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI)
- Rep. James, John [R-MI-10] (R-MI)
- Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-9] (R-MI)
- Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] (D-MI)
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI)
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI)
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI)
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI)
- Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI)
Actions (4)
- Jul 22, 2026 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. · house
- Jul 22, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- May 21, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
- May 21, 2026 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 21, 2026
Ms. Scholten (for herself, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. McDonald Rivet, Ms. Stevens, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Bergman, Mr. Barrett, Mrs. McClain, and Mr. James) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
A BILL
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 324 Washington Avenue, Suite 1 in Grand Haven, Michigan, as the “Ell Thomas Simantz Post Office Building”.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ELL THOMAS SIMANTZ POST OFFICE BUILDING.
(a) Designation.—The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 324 Washington Avenue, Suite 1 in Grand Haven, Michigan, shall be known and designated as the “Ell Thomas Simantz Post Office Building”.
(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 “Ell Thomas Simantz Post Office Building”. <all>
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