This bill officially renames the United States Postal Service facility at 1201 Calvert Street in Lincoln, Nebraska, as the "Commodore Dixie Kiefer Memorial Post Office Building."
Mike Flood
Representative
NE-1
This bill officially designates the United States Postal Service facility located at 1201 Calvert Street in Lincoln, Nebraska, as the "Commodore Dixie Kiefer Memorial Post Office Building." This change ensures all official records and documents will now use the new memorial name for the building.
Lincoln, Nebraska Post Office at 1201 Calvert Street Renamed 'Commodore Dixie Kiefer Memorial Post Office Building'
Ever tried to update your address with the DMV and felt like you were hitting a brick wall? Now imagine doing that across the entire federal government, but instead of your home address, it’s the name of a building. That’s essentially the administrative task this bill sets in motion. It’s short, sweet, and strictly ceremonial: The United States Postal Service facility located at 1201 Calvert Street in Lincoln, Nebraska, is officially designated as the “Commodore Dixie Kiefer Memorial Post Office Building.” The main takeaway is that this is an administrative name change, nothing more, but it triggers a bureaucratic ripple effect.
The Name Change and the Paper Trail
This legislation is all about honoring Commodore Dixie Kiefer, but its practical requirement is an update to the federal Rolodex. The bill explicitly states that any existing law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States that refers to this specific facility must now use the new official name. This means that every federal agency that maintains a record of this particular post office—from the USPS itself to the General Services Administration (GSA) and beyond—will have to update their databases and physical records.
Impact on Your Mailbox and Taxes
For the people who actually use the post office in Lincoln, Nebraska, this bill changes absolutely nothing about their daily lives. Your mail service won't speed up, slow down, or cost more because of this. The physical building remains the same, and the services offered are unchanged. This is purely an honorary designation. The only people who will really feel the impact are the federal workers whose job it is to ensure compliance—the IT and administrative staff across various agencies tasked with updating the official federal documentation to reflect the new designation. It’s a classic example of low-stakes, high-paperwork legislation that honors a legacy while creating a small, necessary administrative chore for Uncle Sam.