H.R. 323 (119th)Bill Overview

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 80 Prospect Street in Avon, New York, as the "Officer Anthony Mazurkiewicz Memorial Post Office Building".

Government Operations and Politics|Congressional tributesGovernment buildings, facilities, and property
Cosponsors
Support
Republican
Introduced
Jan 9, 2025
Discussions
Bill Text
Current stageCommittee

Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 15.

Introduced
Committee
Floor
President
Law
Congressional Activities
01 · The brief
Plain-English summaryWhat this bill actually does

Designates the United States Postal Service facility at 80 Prospect Street, Avon, New York, as the "Officer Anthony Mazurkiewicz Memorial Post Office Building," and specifies that references to the facility shall use that name.

Why people may split

Progressives worry about honoring police without contextual review

Watch point

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a straightforward and well-specified commemorative naming statute: it precisely identifies the facility and name and updates references to the facility in other records.

Designates the United States Postal Service facility at 80 Prospect Street, Avon, New York, as the "Officer Anthony Mazurkiewicz Memorial Post Office Building," and specifies that references to the facility shall use that name.

Passage90/100

Very narrow, symbolic, minimal cost or policy change; historically such designations usually clear both chambers and are enacted.

CredibilityAligned

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a straightforward and well-specified commemorative naming statute: it precisely identifies the facility and name and updates references to the facility in other records.

Contention25/100

Progressives worry about honoring police without contextual review

02 · What it does

Who stands to gain, and who may push back.

Likely benefits vs burdens50% / 50%
Federal agencies · Local governmentsFederal agencies

These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.

Likely helped
  • Federal agenciesProvides official federal recognition honoring Officer Anthony Mazurkiewicz to the Avon community.
  • Local governmentsMay increase local pride and public awareness of law enforcement service.
  • Federal agenciesEntails minimal federal expense for signage and administrative record updates.
Likely burdened
  • Federal agenciesRequires administrative updates to federal records, maps, and signage.
  • Potential burdenImposes a small one-time cost for signage and dedication charged to USPS budgets.
  • Potential burdenMay increase precedent-related workload if many similar naming requests follow.
03 · Why people split

Why the argument around this bill splits.

Progressives worry about honoring police without contextual review
Progressive60%

Cautious support in principle for honoring a local individual, but concern about honoring a police officer without context.

Views hinge on the officer's record and local community consensus.

Split reaction
Centrist85%

Tends to view the bill as a routine, narrowly tailored symbolic designation with negligible fiscal impact.

Supports it if there is clear local backing and no legal or ethical issues.

Leans supportive
Conservative95%

Strongly favorable; views the bill as an appropriate, honorable recognition of a law enforcement officer and supportive of honoring public safety personnel.

Leans supportive
04 · Can it pass?

The path through Congress.

Introduced

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Committee

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Floor

Still ahead

President

Still ahead

Law

Still ahead

Passage likelihood90/100

Very narrow, symbolic, minimal cost or policy change; historically such designations usually clear both chambers and are enacted.

Scope and complexity
24%
Scopenarrow
24%
Complexitylow
Why this could stall
  • Any local or stakeholder objections to the honoree
  • Senate floor scheduling or holds by individual senators
05 · Recent votes

Recent votes on the bill.

No vote history yet

The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.

06 · Go deeper

Go deeper than the headline read.

Included on this page

Progressives worry about honoring police without contextual review

Very narrow, symbolic, minimal cost or policy change; historically such designations usually clear both chambers and are enacted.

Unlocked analysis

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a straightforward and well-specified commemorative naming statute: it precisely identifies the facility and name and updates references to the facility in other re…

Go beyond the headline summary with full stakeholder mapping, legislative design analysis, passage barriers, and lens-by-lens tradeoff breakdowns.

Perspective breakdownsPassage barriersLegislative design reviewStakeholder impact map
Open full analysis