To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1157 West Mission Avenue in Escondido, California, as the “Captain E. Royce Williams Post Office Building”.
Latest action (22 Jul 2026): Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
What this bill does
H.R. 4283 would officially rename the United States Postal Service facility located at 1157 West Mission Avenue in Escondido, California, as the "Captain E. Royce Williams Post Office Building." The bill also specifies that any future reference to this facility in federal laws, maps, regulations, documents, or other records would be treated as referring to it by this new name.
This bill primarily affects the USPS, which would need to update signage and records to reflect the new designation, and residents or businesses in Escondido who use this particular postal facility. The renaming honors Captain E. Royce Williams, though the bill text itself does not provide biographical details about him. There are no other regulatory, budgetary, or operational effects beyond the name change and its use in official references.
The bill was introduced on July 2, 2025, by Rep. Darrell Issa and referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. As of the latest action on July 22, 2026, the committee ordered the bill to be reported by voice vote, meaning it advanced out of committee. The next steps would involve consideration by the full House of Representatives, followed by Senate action, before it could be sent to the President for signature to become law. Bills of this type—commemorative post office namings—are typically noncontroversial and often pass with broad bipartisan support.
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Official summary
This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1157 West Mission Avenue in Escondido, California, as the "Captain E. Royce Williams Post Office Building".
Timeline
22 Jul 2026
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 4283 do?
- H.R. 4283 would officially rename the United States Postal Service facility located at 1157 West Mission Avenue in Escondido, California, as the "Captain E. Royce Williams Post Office Building." The bill also specifies that any future reference to this facility in federal laws, maps, regulations, documents, or other records would be treated as referring to it by this new name. This bill primarily affects the USPS, which would need to update signage and records to reflect the new designation, and residents or businesses in Escondido who use this particular postal facility. The renaming honors Captain E. Royce Williams, though the bill text itself does not provide biographical details about him. There are no other regulatory, budgetary, or operational effects beyond the name change and its use in official references. The bill was introduced on July 2, 2025, by Rep. Darrell Issa and referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. As of the latest action on July 22, 2026, the committee ordered the bill to be reported by voice vote, meaning it advanced out of committee. The next steps would involve consideration by the full House of Representatives, followed by Senate action, before it could be sent to the President for signature to become law. Bills of this type—commemorative post office namings—are typically noncontroversial and often pass with broad bipartisan support.
- Has H.R. 4283 become law?
- Not yet. As of 22 Jul 2026, H.R. 4283 is ordered reported.
- Who sponsored H.R. 4283?
- H.R. 4283 was sponsored by Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA48] (Republican-CA), with 14 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 4283?
- Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. (22 Jul 2026).
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