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S 5241

A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 1st Avenue Southeast in Austin, Minnesota, as the "John Madden Memorial Post Office".

119th Congress Introduced by Amy Klobuchar and 1 co-sponsor

Designates the Austin, Minnesota USPS facility at 200 1st Ave SE as the “John Madden Memorial Post Office.”

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Bill Summary · S 5241

Overview

  • bill: S.5241 (119th Congress, 2nd Session)
  • Title: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 1st Avenue Southeast in Austin, Minnesota, as the “John Madden Memorial Post Office”
  • Introduced: August 4, 2026
  • Introduced by: Senator Amy Klobuchar (sponsor) with Senator Tina Smith (co-sponsor)
  • Status: Read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Purpose and intent

  • The bill designates a specific U.S. Postal Service facility in Austin, Minnesota, as the “John Madden Memorial Post Office.”
  • The designation is honorary and commemorative, naming the post office facility after John Madden.

Key provisions

  • Section 1(a) Designation: The USPS facility at 200 1st Avenue Southeast, Austin, MN, shall be known and designated as the “John Madden Memorial Post Office.”
  • Section 1(b) References: Any future reference in law, maps, regulations, documents, or records to the facility described in subsection (a) shall be deemed to refer to the “John Madden Memorial Post Office.”

Who/what would be affected

  • The physical post office at 200 1st Avenue Southeast, Austin, Minnesota.
  • All official references, maps, regulations, and documents that mention the facility would be updated to reflect the new name where applicable.

Procedural and timeline aspects

  • Introduction and referral: The bill was introduced in the Senate on August 4, 2026, and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • No executive action, floor passage, or date of enactment is provided in the current text; such steps would occur if the committee reports the bill and it advances through the Senate and House.

Additional notes

  • The bill bears bi-partisan sponsorship in the sense of two co-sponsors from Minnesota (Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith).
  • The designation is strictly nominal and does not specify any funding, construction, or operational changes to the post office facility.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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