# What This Bill Does

This bill simply renames a post office in Long Beach, California. Specifically, it takes the postal facility located at 300 Long Beach Boulevard and officially designates it as the "Alan S. Lowenthal Post Office Building." That's the entire purpose of the legislation—it's a naming bill, nothing more.

The bill honors Alan S. Lowenthal, presumably someone with significant ties to Long Beach or California. Once this bill passes, all official government documents, maps, regulations, and records will refer to this post office by its new name instead of just calling it the Long Beach facility. The post office will continue operating exactly as it does now—the change is purely in what it's called on paper.

For everyday people, this has virtually no practical impact. If you use that post office to mail packages or buy stamps, nothing about your experience will change. The services remain the same, the location stays the same, and the hours of operation stay the same. It's the kind of bill Congress passes to honor someone's memory or contributions, and it required support from dozens of California representatives to move forward. These naming bills are common in Congress and typically pass without controversy.

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 300 Long Beach Boulevard in Long Beach, California, as the "Alan S. Lowenthal Post Office Building".

Garcia, Robert

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 300 Long Beach Boulevard in Long Beach, California, as the "Alan S. Lowenthal Post Office Building."