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This bill renames a post office to honor Mary Elizabeth Cole, giving local recognition and clearer federal naming at the cost of only modest administrative and signage expenses for taxpayers and USPS.
Local residents and mail users in the community gain a named post office honoring Mary Elizabeth Cole, enhancing local recognition, community identity, and civic pride.
Federal agencies, record-keepers, and map users will have a consistent official name for the facility in federal records and maps, reducing administrative and legal confusion.
Taxpayers will bear minimal administrative costs to update federal records, databases, and related paperwork to reflect the new name.
USPS may incur minor operational costs (new signage, printed materials) and staff time to implement the name change at the facility.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Names the USPS facility at 521 Thorn Street in Sewickley, PA, the Mary Elizabeth Cole Post Office Building and makes that the official federal reference.
Designates the United States Postal Service facility at 521 Thorn Street in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, as the Mary Elizabeth Cole Post Office Building and requires that any federal reference to that facility use the new name. The change is ceremonial and administrative: it updates official references and signage but does not alter postal services or authorize new spending.
Introduced February 21, 2025 by Chris Deluzio · Last progress December 10, 2025