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H.R. 5947 · Where this bill is now

In committee

Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Nov 7, 2025

What this bill does

In plain words · AI-written from the official summary

Names Lincoln post office after Commodore Kiefer

This bill officially renames the postal service building located at 1201 Calvert Street in Lincoln, Nebraska. It will be called the 'Commodore Dixie Kiefer Memorial Post Office Building' to honor Commodore Dixie Kiefer.

How it affects you

This is a ceremonial honor with no direct effects on how postal services work or how people use the post office. The building will simply have a new official name that commemorates the person it's named after.

Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Nov 7, 2025)

This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1201 Calvert Street in Lincoln, Nebraska, as the "Commodore Dixie Kiefer Memorial Post Office Building".

Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.

119th Congress
1st Session
H. R. 5947

A BILL

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1201 Calvert Street in Lincoln, Nebraska, as the "Commodore Dixie Kiefer Memorial Post Office Building".

In the HouseNo vote yet

Sponsor: Rep. Mike Flood (R-NE-1) · Introduced Nov 7, 2025 · Government Operations and Politics · 1 version of the text

Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Nov 7, 2025: “Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.”

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