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H.R. 4707 · 119th Congress

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1019 Avenue H in Fort Madison, Iowa, as the "Martin L. Graber Post Office".

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IntroducedJul 22, 2025
Passed HouseApr 14, 2026
Passed SenateNot yet
To PresidentNot yet
Became lawNot yet

Where it stands

Passed House. Latest step, Sep 14, 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 604. From Iowa: Mariannette Miller-Meeks sponsors it; Randy Feenstra, Ashley Hinson and Zachary Nunn cosponsor it. It would change 0 sections of existing law and would add 1 new provisions of its own.

How this bill changes the law

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H.R. 4707 doesn't change any existing section of law. It would create 1 new provision of its own. Read from the bill text as reported by a Senate committee (Sep 14, 2026).

New provisions of the bill's own

  • Sec. 1 Martin L. Graber Post Office
What the words would change: every change, in place (0)

Today's wording of each part of the law, with what would be struck out and added. Each change also gives the bill's own instruction, word for word.

    From the bill's official text on GovInfo and the U.S. Code, latest edition, which may not yet show changes made since.

    Bill text used: Engrossed in House (as passed by the House, April 14, 2026); the Senate committee reported the same text · updated Oct 28, 2026

    This breakdown was drafted by AI from the official documents and passed our automatic checks: every quoted word was found in its source, and every number comes from an official record. A person must review it before we mark it reviewed. Tap any small number to see the exact words a sentence rests on.

    At a glance

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    What it would mean for you

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    If you live in or near Fort Madison

    Your post office would carry a local name

    • The building would be called the Martin L. Graber Post Office.
      4The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1019 Avenue H in Fort Madison, Iowa, shall be known and designated as the Martin L. Graber Post Office.[4] Engrossed in House (April 14, 2026) · Sec. 1(a)
    • Federal records and maps that mention it would use the new name.
      4Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Martin L. Graber Post Office.[4] Engrossed in House (April 14, 2026) · Sec. 1(b)

    If you live in Iowa

    Your whole House delegation is behind it

    What this bill does not do

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    Current law vs. the bill

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    Every place the bill changes existing law. On the left, the law as it stands today, quoted from the U.S. Code. On the right, the bill's words.

    This bill does not change any existing section of law.

    What the bill decides, and what it leaves to others

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    Written into the bill

    These take effect exactly as written.

    • The address and the name are both set in the bill.
      4The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1019 Avenue H in Fort Madison, Iowa, shall be known and designated as the Martin L. Graber Post Office.[4] Engrossed in House (April 14, 2026) · Sec. 1(a)

    Left to agencies or states

    The real effect depends on rules someone else writes later.

    • The Postal Service would update signs and records to match.
      4Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Martin L. Graber Post Office.[4] Engrossed in House (April 14, 2026) · Sec. 1(b)

    Section by section

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    Read all 2 sections in plain words
    Sec. 1(a) The name
    Names the Fort Madison post office for Martin L. Graber.
    4The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1019 Avenue H in Fort Madison, Iowa, shall be known and designated as the Martin L. Graber Post Office.[4] Engrossed in House (April 14, 2026) · Sec. 1(a)
    Sec. 1(b) Records
    Any federal record that refers to the building will be read as referring to the new name.
    4Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Martin L. Graber Post Office.[4] Engrossed in House (April 14, 2026) · Sec. 1(b)

    What changed between versions

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    2 steps, from first draft to final text

    From the House bill as introduced to the House-passed text

    No changes to the wording.

    From the House-passed text to the committee's version (Senate)

    No changes to the wording.

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    Analysis

    Analysis

    Every bill gets the same five questions. Arguments are attributed to the people who made them, and each side gets about the same space.

    Path to law

    Balance of power

    Coalitions

    Precedent

    The strongest case on each side

    For

    Against

    • No one argued against it on the floor. Two committee members voted no, and the record we have gives no reason.
      12025-12-02 | House committee actions | Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 2.[1] Official bill status record (actions, votes, cosponsors) · Actions, December 2, 2025
      House Oversight Committee record

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    How this was checked

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    • Automatic: every quote matched its source; every number matched an official record.
    • Senate committee version (reported Sept. 14, 2026): Same text as the House-passed bill.
    • CBO estimate (Dec. 8, 2025): Hand-recorded excerpt; CBO's site blocks automatic download, so an editor must confirm it. CBO's later Senate-committee estimate was not retrieved.

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    Sources

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    All 7 sources
    1. Official bill status record (actions, votes, cosponsors) · Official bill record · retrieved Oct 28, 2026
    2. Reported to Senate (September 14, 2026) · Bill text · retrieved Oct 28, 2026
    3. Referred in Senate (April 15, 2026) · Bill text · retrieved Oct 28, 2026
    4. Engrossed in House (April 14, 2026) · Bill text · retrieved Oct 28, 2026
    5. Introduced in House (July 23, 2025) · Bill text · retrieved Oct 28, 2026
    6. CBO: H.R. 4707 and other post office naming bills (as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on December 2, 2025) · Congressional Budget Office · retrieved Oct 28, 2026 · excerpts recorded by hand, awaiting confirmation
    7. Congressional Record, House, April 14, 2026 (H2850-H2851) · Congressional Record · retrieved Oct 28, 2026

    Official summary

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    This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1019 Avenue H in Fort Madison, Iowa, as the "Martin L. Graber Post Office".

    Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jul 23, 2025).

    What has happened

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    1. Sep 14, 2026Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 604.Senate
    2. Sep 14, 2026Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul without amendment. Without written report.Senate
    3. Sep 14, 2026Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul without amendment. Without written report.Library of Congress
    4. Aug 6, 2026Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.Senate
    5. Apr 15, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Senate
    6. Apr 14, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.House floor actions
    7. Apr 14, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2850)House floor actions
    8. Apr 14, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2850)Library of Congress
    9. Apr 14, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4707.House floor actions
    10. Apr 14, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2850-2851)House floor actions
    11. Apr 14, 2026Mr. Gill (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.House floor actions
    12. Dec 2, 2025Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 2.House committee actions
    13. Dec 2, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session HeldHouse committee actions
    14. Jul 23, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.House floor actions
    15. Jul 22, 2025Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3532)Library of Congress
    16. Jul 22, 2025Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress
    17. Jul 22, 2025Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

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    Cosponsors

    From Iowa