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The bill renames the Waupaca post office to honor a local veteran and standardizes federal references, improving local recognition and reducing naming confusion while imposing only minor administrative costs.
Federal agencies, mail service users, and the public: federal records and signage will uniformly use the new name for the Waupaca post office, reducing confusion for officials, mail operations, and members of the public.
Residents of Waupaca and nearby communities: the post office will be named for Master Sergeant Melvin O. Handrich, providing local recognition and a boost to community pride.
Taxpayers and USPS: there is no change in public services, but minor administrative costs (signage, record updates) will be incurred to implement the new name, paid by USPS or taxpayers.
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Renames the USPS facility at 306 South Main Street, Waupaca, WI to the "Master Sergeant Melvin O. Handrich Post Office Building" and updates all official references accordingly.
Designates the United States Postal Service facility at 306 South Main Street in Waupaca, Wisconsin, as the "Master Sergeant Melvin O. Handrich Post Office Building." It also clarifies that any reference in laws, maps, regulations, documents, papers, or other records to that facility shall be read as referring to the new name.
Official title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 306 South Main Street in Waupaca, Wisconsin, as the "Master Sergeant Melvin O. Handrich Post Office Building".
Introduced October 24, 2025 by Tony Wied · Last progress August 6, 2026