Post Office Name Designation

Full Title:
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Drive in Willingboro, New Jersey, as the "James A. Cotten Post Office".

Summary#

This bill gives the United States Postal Service building at 16 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Drive in Willingboro, New Jersey, an official name: the "James A. Cotten Post Office." It also says any federal law, map, or document that refers to that facility should be read as referring to the new name. The bill does not describe who James A. Cotten is or why the name was chosen.

  • Main change: the building’s official name is changed to "James A. Cotten Post Office."
  • Legal reference: existing references in laws, maps, or documents are treated as referring to the new name.
  • Operations: the bill does not change postal services, addresses, or how mail is delivered.
  • Background info: the bill text does not provide a biography or reasons for the naming.

What it means for you#

  • Local residents and businesses: The postal facility will have a new official name. Your mailing address and mail delivery are unchanged.
  • People sending mail: No change to ZIP code or delivery procedures. The building’s name may appear in addresses shown on signs or in local guides.
  • USPS employees and operations: Day-to-day work and mail processing should not change. The facility may get new exterior signs and an internal plaque.
  • Government agencies, maps, and databases: Federal documents and maps that mention the facility will be treated as referring to the new name. Mapping services and address databases will likely update their records to show the new name.
  • Visitors and community groups: The building may be called the James A. Cotten Post Office in ceremonies, dedications, and local references.

Expenses#

No public cost estimate is available.

  • The bill itself does not include a budget or a fiscal note.
  • This could mean small one-time costs for a new exterior sign, a plaque, and administrative updates to USPS and government records.
  • The bill does not say who must pay for any signs or plaques. Those costs would likely be handled through normal USPS facility maintenance or local contributions, but the bill is silent on that.

Proponents' View#

  • The bill appears intended to honor or recognize James A. Cotten by naming a public building after him.
  • Naming a local post office can be seen as a way to preserve local history or recognize community service.
  • The bill makes the new name official for federal records and maps, avoiding legal confusion about the facility’s identity.

Opponents' View#

  • The bill does not explain who James A. Cotten is or why the post office should be named after him; that lack of context may raise questions for some people.
  • There is no public cost estimate or stated payor for signs, plaques, or administrative updates, so the budget impact is unclear.
  • Naming individual federal buildings is a symbolic act; some may question whether legislative time should be used for such designations, though the bill itself does not address that point.