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HR 6244

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1535 East Los Ebanos Boulevard in Brownsville, Texas, as the "1st Lieutenant Andres Zermeno Post Office Building".

118th Congress Introduced by Colin Allred and 33 co-sponsors

Designates a Brownsville, TX post office at 1535 East Los Ebanos Boulevard as the 1st Lieutenant Andres Zermeno Post Office Building, with no policy or funding changes.

Signed by President.
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Bill Summary · HR 6244

Summary — H.R. 6244: Designation of the 1st Lieutenant Andres Zermeno Post Office Building

Purpose

H.R. 6244 names the United States Postal Service facility at 1535 East Los Ebanos Boulevard, Brownsville, Texas, as the "1st Lieutenant Andres Zermeno Post Office Building." This is a commemorative naming; it does not change USPS operations or services.

Key provisions

  • Designation: The USPS facility located at 1535 East Los Ebanos Boulevard, Brownsville, TX, “shall be known and designated as the 1st Lieutenant Andres Zermeno Post Office Building.”
  • References: Any reference in federal law, map, regulation, document, or other record to the facility is to be understood as referencing the new name.

The bill contains no other substantive policy directives, funding authorizations, or operational mandates.

Who is affected

  • Primary: The specific USPS retail/processing facility and any federal references to it (signage, official documents, maps).
  • Secondary: Local community and constituents for whom the naming carries commemorative or symbolic significance.
  • No changes to postal rates, services, or broader USPS authority are made.

Fiscal and administrative impact

  • The text does not appropriate funds. Typical practice for post office namings: costs for new signage and related modest expenses are minimal and generally borne by the USPS or through donated funds, but this bill does not specify funding sources.
  • No regulatory or programmatic burdens on other federal agencies are created.

Procedural history and status

  • Introduced in the House: November 6, 2023 (H.R. 6244).
  • Referred to House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
  • House passage: December 16, 2024 — passed under suspension of the rules by voice vote after debate.
  • Received in Senate and referred to Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: December 17, 2024.
  • Senate passage: December 19, 2024 — passed without amendment by unanimous consent.
  • Presented to the President: December 27, 2024.
  • Signed by the President (enacted): January 2, 2025.

(Note: source records supplied contain some inconsistent date entries; the above sequence reflects the enacted history.)

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Representative Vicente Gonzalez. Cosponsors: Michael T. McCaul; Sylvia R. Garcia; Nathaniel Moran; August Pfluger; Al Green; Wesley Hunt; Kay Granger; Greg Casar; Ronny Jackson; Pat Fallon; Pete Sessions; Colin Z. Allred; Jodey C. Arrington; Dan Crenshaw; Jake Ellzey; John R. Carter; Tony Gonzales; Beth Van Duyne; Morgan Luttrell; Lance Gooden; Sheila Jackson Lee; Veronica Escobar; Lizzie Fletcher; Monica De La Cruz; Joaquin Castro; Michael Cloud; Brian Babin; Michael C. Burgess; Roger Williams; Troy E. Nehls; Henry Cuellar; Jasmine Crockett; Marc A. Veasey.

Bottom line

H.R. 6244 is a narrowly focused, ceremonial law that designates the Brownsville, TX postal facility at 1535 East Los Ebanos Boulevard as the "1st Lieutenant Andres Zermeno Post Office Building." It memorializes an individual through a federal facility naming and imposes no substantive policy or budgetary changes.

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

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