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HR 6188

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 420 Highway 17 North in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, as the "Nancy Yount Childs Post Office Building".

118th Congress Introduced by Jim Clyburn and 5 co-sponsors

Designates the Surfside Beach USPS facility at 420 Highway 17 North as the Nancy Yount Childs Post Office Building; conforming references reflect the name with no policy changes.

Signed by President.
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Bill Summary · HR 6188

Summary — H.R. 6188: “Nancy Yount Childs Post Office Building” designation

Purpose

H.R. 6188 designates the United States Postal Service facility located at 420 Highway 17 North in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, as the “Nancy Yount Childs Post Office Building.” The bill provides the facility with an official, honorific name and ensures that future federal references to that facility reflect the new name.

Key provisions

  • Designation: The postal facility at 420 Highway 17 North, Surfside Beach, SC, shall be officially known as the “Nancy Yount Childs Post Office Building.” (Subsection (a))
  • Conforming references: Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility is deemed to be a reference to the new name. (Subsection (b))

The bill contains no policy changes to USPS operations, no programmatic directives, and does not authorize substantive new federal spending.

Who is affected

  • Primary: The specific USPS retail/processing facility and its signage, internal records, and official listings.
  • Secondary: Federal agencies and publications that reference the address (laws, maps, regulations, databases) will update or treat references as referring to the new name.
  • Local community: The designation is largely symbolic, honoring the named individual; it may affect local signage and ceremonial recognition.

Legislative and procedural timeline

  • Introduced in the House: November 2, 2023 (House record).
  • Committee consideration: Referred to House Oversight and Accountability; later considered and ordered reported by voice vote.
  • House passage: Passed under suspension of the rules by voice vote (June 3, 2024).
  • Senate actions: Received and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; reported without amendment (Nov 20, 2024); placed on Senate calendar; passed by the Senate without amendment by unanimous consent (Dec 19, 2024).
  • Presented to the President: December 27, 2024.
  • Signed into law by the President: January 2, 2025.

Note: source records list these dates; an “Introduced” date of November 20, 2025 shown elsewhere appears inconsistent with the committee and enactment dates above.

Sponsors and committees

  • Primary sponsor: Rep. Russell Fry.
  • Cosponsors: Reps. Jeff Duncan, Ralph Norman, Joe Wilson, Nancy Mace, and James E. Clyburn.
  • Committees: House Oversight and Accountability (initial referral); Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs reported the bill.

Fiscal/administrative impact

  • Expected to have minimal fiscal impact (typical of honorific naming bills). Any costs (signage replacement, administrative updates to records) would be minor and borne by USPS or through routine maintenance budgets.

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

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