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HR 5588119th CongressIn Committee

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 170 Main Street in Westhampton Beach, New York, as the "Jolly 51 Memorial Post Office Building".

Introduced: Sep 26, 2025
Infrastructure
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H.R. 5588 would designate the United States Postal Service facility at 170 Main Street in Westhampton Beach, New York as the “Jolly 51 Memorial Post Office Building.” The bill stipulates that, for all references in law, maps, regulations, documents, and other records, this facility should be referred to by that designated name. The designation is purely an official naming designation; it does not change the post office’s ownership, governance, operations, or any funding. The bill was introduced in the House on September 26, 2025, by Rep. Nick LaLota (for himself and Rep. Lawler) and referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. There is no accompanying appropriations or operational changes in the text; the effect is symbolic and administrative, affecting how the facility is identified in official references.

Key Points

  • 1Designation: The USPS facility at 170 Main Street, Westhampton Beach, NY is designated the “Jolly 51 Memorial Post Office Building.”
  • 2References: Any reference to the facility in federal law, maps, regulations, documents, or other records must use the designated name.
  • 3Scope: Applies to the specific facility; does not modify ownership, management, operations, or funding of the post office.
  • 4Legislative history: Introduced in the House as H.R. 5588 on September 26, 2025 by Rep. LaLota (for himself and Rep. Lawler) and referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  • 5Implementation implications: The designation will require updates to signage and official records to reflect the new name, consistent with the text’s directive.

Impact Areas

Primary group/area affected: The Westhampton Beach community and the USPS facility’s customers and employees at 170 Main Street.Secondary group/area affected: Federal agencies and the wider Congress, which would reference the post office by its designated name in official documents and records.Additional impacts: Minor administrative adjustments (e.g., updating signage and records); no changes to service levels, staffing, funding, or postal operations are implied by the bill.
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