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Introduced February 11, 2026 by Glenn Thompson · Last progress February 11, 2026
The bill honors a local figure and standardizes the post office name in federal records, improving recognition and consistency while imposing only modest administrative update costs on USPS and other agencies.
Mahaffey residents, the local community, and USPS employees gain formal recognition when the Mahaffey Post Office is named for Robert Allen Bishop, Sr., honoring local history and community identity.
Federal agencies, postal staff, and the public benefit from uniform references—maps, federal records, and signage will use the new name consistently, reducing confusion in official documents and wayfinding.
USPS and other federal agencies must spend staff time and resources to update documents, databases, maps, and signage, creating minor administrative costs.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Renames the USPS facility at 10 East Main Street in Mahaffey, PA as the "Robert Allen Bishop, Sr. Post Office Building" and directs federal records to use that name.
Designates the United States Postal Service facility at 10 East Main Street in Mahaffey, Pennsylvania, as the "Robert Allen Bishop, Sr. Post Office Building" and states that any federal reference to that facility shall be treated as referring to the new name. The change is ceremonial and limited to the official name used in laws, maps, regulations, documents, and other federal records. The provision does not create new programs or authorize spending beyond routine administrative updates (for example, signage and record changes) handled within existing USPS operations. The primary effect is local recognition and the requirement that federal records use the new name.