H.R. 7313: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3135 1st Avenue North in St. Petersburg, Florida, as the "Poul Hornsleth Post Office".
Sponsor
Anna Paulina Luna
Republican · FL-13
Bill Progress
Latest Action · Feb 2, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
A St. Petersburg post office named for Poul Hornsleth
Why it matters
Post office naming bills are one of the quietest things Congress does — and one of the most personal. H.R. 7313 would attach a single name, the "Poul Hornsleth Post Office," to the building at 3135 1st Avenue North in St. Petersburg, Florida. The bill text doesn't say who Poul Hornsleth was, only that Congress wants his name on the door and in every federal record that points to that address.
H.R. 7313 does one thing: it gives a name to a post office. The bill would designate the U.S. Postal Service facility at 3135 1st Avenue North in St. Petersburg, Florida, as the "Poul Hornsleth Post Office."
The second half of the bill is what makes a naming bill more than a plaque. Once enacted, any federal reference to that building — in a law, map, regulation, or official record — would legally count as a reference to the Poul Hornsleth Post Office. The street address stays 3135 1st Avenue North; the official name attached to it changes.
There is nothing else in the bill. It creates no new postal service, authorizes no spending, sets no deadlines, and imposes no penalties. The practical effect is administrative: USPS and other agencies update signage and records to match the new name.
Who Poul Hornsleth was, the bill does not say. Commemorative naming bills like this typically honor a local figure, but H.R. 7313 leaves that context to the sponsor and the community.
H.R. 7313 Bill Summary
What H.R. 7313 actually does.
The St. Petersburg post office gets a name
The bill designates the U.S. Postal Service facility at 3135 1st Avenue North in St. Petersburg, Florida, as the "Poul Hornsleth Post Office."
The name follows the building through every federal record
Any reference by the federal government to that facility — in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record — would be treated as a reference to the Poul Hornsleth Post Office, not just the signage out front.
Nothing else changes
The bill authorizes no money, sets no deadline, creates no new postal program, and imposes no penalties. The address remains 3135 1st Avenue North.
Who benefits from H.R. 7313?
The family and community honoring Poul Hornsleth
The bill gives Poul Hornsleth lasting federal recognition by putting his name on a public building in St. Petersburg — the kind of tribute that outlives a ceremony.
St. Petersburg, Florida
The city gains a named civic landmark on 1st Avenue North, tied to a local figure the sponsor chose to honor.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna
The bill's sponsor represents Florida's 13th District, which includes St. Petersburg. Naming bills let a member deliver a concrete, local honor for a constituent.
Who is affected by H.R. 7313?
The U.S. Postal Service
USPS would update signage, correspondence, and internal references for the facility at 3135 1st Avenue North to reflect the Poul Hornsleth Post Office name.
Federal agencies that keep official records
Any agency with a law, map, regulation, or record mentioning the building would treat that reference as pointing to the Poul Hornsleth Post Office.
People who use the post office
Customers at 3135 1st Avenue North may notice the new name on signs and mail, though the address and services stay the same.
HR7313 Legislative Journey
House: Committee Action
Feb 2, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
About the Sponsor
Anna Paulina Luna
Republican, Florida's 13th congressional district · 3 years in Congress
Committees: Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs
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Committee Sponsors
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
0 of 47 committee members cosponsored
No committee members have cosponsored this bill
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H.R. 7313 Quick Facts
- Committee
- Oversight and Government Reform
- Chamber
- House
- Policy
- Government Operations and Politics
- Introduced
- Feb 2, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Feb 2, 2026
Official Sources
The official Congress.gov page is the primary federal source for the bill text, status, sponsor, and legislative actions for H.R. 7313.
USPS is the agency that operates the 3135 1st Avenue North facility this bill would rename and would update its signage and records accordingly.
Title 39 of the U.S. Code contains the federal statutory framework governing the United States Postal Service, which is the agency affected by this bill.
GovInfo provides official federal access to congressional bill texts and related legislative documents, including enrolled and introduced bills.
The Postal Regulatory Commission is an official federal postal oversight body and provides authoritative context on the broader federal postal system affected by congressional postal legislation.
H.R. 7313 Common Questions
What does H.R. 7313 do?
It renames the U.S. Postal Service facility at 3135 1st Avenue North in St. Petersburg, Florida, as the "Poul Hornsleth Post Office." That's the whole bill — a commemorative naming.
Who is Poul Hornsleth?
The bill doesn't say. H.R. 7313 honors Poul Hornsleth by putting his name on the post office, but its text gives no biographical detail. That context comes from the sponsor and the St. Petersburg community.
Does the address or the post office's services change?
No. The facility stays at 3135 1st Avenue North in St. Petersburg, and its services are unaffected. Only the official federal name changes to the "Poul Hornsleth Post Office."
Does renaming the post office affect federal records?
Yes. Under H.R. 7313, any federal reference to the building — in a law, map, regulation, or other record — is legally treated as a reference to the "Poul Hornsleth Post Office."
Who introduced H.R. 7313?
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida's 13th District, which includes St. Petersburg, introduced the bill on February 2, 2026. It has no cosponsors yet.
Does H.R. 7313 cost taxpayers anything?
The bill authorizes no spending and names no dollar amount. Any cost is limited to administrative updates like new signage and corrected records, which the bill doesn't quantify.
What's the status of H.R. 7313?
It was referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on February 2, 2026. Naming bills often advance in batches once they gain cosponsors and clear committee.
Based on H.R. 7313 bill text
H.R. 7313 Bill Text
“To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3135 1st Avenue North in St. Petersburg, Florida, as the “Poul Hornsleth Post Office”.”
Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office
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