Officer Zane Coolidge Post Office

Full Title:
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12208 North 19th Avenue in Phoenix, Arizona, as the Officer Zane T. Coolidge Post Office.

Summary#

This bill names the United States Postal Service building at 12208 North 19th Avenue in Phoenix, Arizona, the "Officer Zane T. Coolidge Post Office." The main change is ceremonial: it gives that postal facility an official name and requires official references to use that name. The bill does not change postal services, funding, or the building's operations.

  • Main change: Officially renames the USPS facility at the Phoenix address to "Officer Zane T. Coolidge Post Office."
  • Legal effect: Any federal law, map, regulation, or document that refers to this facility would be treated as referring to the new name.
  • Scope: Applies only to this single postal facility.
  • Policy goal (implied): To honor or commemorate Officer Zane T. Coolidge by naming a federal building after them.

What it means for you#

  • Residents near the facility: The post office will have a new official name on signs and in federal records. Mail delivery, hours, and services are not changed by this bill.
  • Postal customers nationwide: No change to postal services or addressing. Street addresses used for mail are not altered by the bill text.
  • United States Postal Service staff and managers: They may need to update building signage, internal records, and public-facing materials to reflect the new name.
  • Government agencies, mapmakers, and legal offices: Official documents, maps, and databases that list federal facility names may be updated to use the new name.
  • General public: This is a ceremonial renaming; it does not create benefits, rights, or programs for citizens.

Expenses#

The bill may increase administrative and signage costs, but no dollar estimate is included in the available material.

  • Likely small, one-time costs for new exterior signs, interior plaques, letterhead, website and database updates, and related administrative work.
  • Possible minor staff time for processing name changes in federal systems and local records.
  • No publicly available information on any formal cost estimate or fiscal note accompanying the bill.

Proponents' View#

  • The bill appears intended to honor Officer Zane T. Coolidge by naming a federal facility after them.
  • Supporters may argue that naming a post office recognizes public service and provides a local memorial.
  • The change is narrow and symbolic, affecting only one facility and not changing federal programs or spending in any material way.

Opponents' View#

  • One concern is the lack of public cost information; while costs are likely small, the bill provides no estimate.
  • The bill does not explain who Officer Zane T. Coolidge is or why this honor is being proposed; that context is not included in the text.
  • Some may see repeated single-building namings as a use of federal attention and small amounts of resources for ceremonial purposes rather than for other forms of public spending.
  • It is unclear whether and how local stakeholders were consulted; the bill provides no detail on local input or selection criteria.