To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 505 East 9th Avenue in Amarillo, Texas, as the "Mayor Jerry H. Hodge Post Office Building".
Summary
HB4677 is a commemorative naming bill that would designate the United States Postal Service facility at 505 East 9th Avenue in Amarillo, Texas, as the “Mayor Jerry H. Hodge Post Office Building.” The bill is limited to a single federal property and does not alter postal operations, service levels, funding, or eligibility for any federal program. It simply assigns an honorary name to the facility in recognition of Mayor Jerry H. Hodge.
The bill also provides a standard conforming-reference clause stating that any future reference in law, regulation, map, document, or other record to the Amarillo postal facility should be understood to mean the newly named post office building. This is typical language in federal post office naming measures and is intended to avoid ambiguity in official records after the designation takes effect.
Impact
If enacted, the bill would amend the legal designation of one USPS facility in Amarillo, Texas, and require federal references to that location to use the honorary name. It would not create new regulatory duties, change postal law generally, or impose direct costs beyond the administrative act of updating signage and records associated with the building name.
Sentiment
The available context suggests the bill is broadly noncontroversial and ceremonial in nature. It was introduced with bipartisan support from a large group of Texas House members, including both Republicans and Democrats, and there is no recorded committee debate or vote history indicating opposition. The sponsorship pattern suggests a generally favorable sentiment toward honoring Mayor Jerry H. Hodge through a post office naming.
Contention
There is no documented substantive contention in the provided materials. Because the bill is a naming resolution rather than a policy measure, any disagreement would likely be limited to the appropriateness of the honoree or the use of congressional time for commemorative legislation, but no such objections appear in the transcript or voting record provided. The bill’s only practical issue is the administrative implementation of the new facility name.
Same As
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 505 East 9th Avenue in Amarillo, Texas, as the "Mayor Jerry H. Hodge Post Office Building".
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 505 East 9th Avenue in Amarillo, Texas, as the "Mayor Jerry H. Hodge Post Office Building".
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