WASHINGTON The 118th Congress, with just 65 successful bills to its name so far, has been historically unproductive in terms of making laws over the past year and a half. But in recent weeks, House Republicans have begun to make serious progress, at least in one respect.

Since May, the House has passed bills to rename 32 post offices, bringing the total to 35. If all those are also passed by the Senate and signed by President Joe Biden, as expected, they would make up more than a third of all the laws and, yes, they count as new laws produced by the 118th.

Under House Republicans, weve been witness to the least productive Congress in a generation. In fact, one of their own Mr. [Derrick] Van Orden [R-Wis.] said it best: Look at what weve accomplished. The answer is nothing, said Viet Shelton, a spokesperson for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

Their complete failure at governing and their rush to fall in line behind whatever [Donald] Trump tells them to do is going to be why voters reject them and help Democrats retake the majority.

The postal honorees represent a wide spectrum, from famous American figures including country music legend Johnny Cash and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to veterans of wars ranging from the Civil War to Afghanistan to local civil rights and law enforcement figures. Even some longtime postal workers have gotten the honor.

About 980 of the U.S. Postal Services almost 34,000 post offices have been renamed since Congress began the practice in 1967, the Congressional Research Service said in May.

But a literal act of Congress isnt necessary to change the names. The CRS said the postmaster general can also do so, though with a few more limitations on who can be honored than what applies to Congress.

Until late January, the House had avoided renaming post offices or acting on similar commemorative bills, voting only to change the names of two Veterans Affairs facilities.

But the pace has ramped up, and in a flurry of activity June 3, the House sped through renaming 23 post offices as Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) brought them up one by one over the course of two hours on the House floor. All but one were passed without having to take roll call votes.

Though the stepped-up pace may make Congress look busier than it actually is, a House GOP leadership aide warned against making too much it.

This is on pace with past Congresses. I think its fair to assume this Congress will be consistent with past Congresses, the aide said. According to their figures, the Democratic 117th Congress saw 72 post offices renamed and the Congress before that 66.

The honorees this year, the locations of their post offices and the sponsors of the renaming bills include:

• Albert Turner Sr. , civil rights leader; Marion, Alabama; by Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Ala.).
• Carlton H. Hand , World War II veteran; Rio Grande, New Jersey; by Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.).
• George Henry White , former congressman; Middle Township, New Jersey; by Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.).
• Luke Letlow , congressman-elect who died of COVID-19; Rayville, Louisiana; by Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.).
• Edwin L. Drake , oil drilling pioneer; Titusville, Pennsylvania; by Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.).
• Col. Hans Christian Heg , Civil War veteran and abolitionist; Muskego, Wisconsin; by Rep. Scott Fitzgerald (R-Wis.).
• Dr. William Kott , World War II veteran; Anaheim, California; by Rep. Lou Correa (D-Calif.).
• Johnny Cash , country music star; Kingsland, Arkansas; by Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.).
• Nell Patton Roquemore , former postmaster and mayor pro tem of Lakeland; Lakeland, Georgia; by Rep. Austin Scott (R-Ga.).
• Maj. Thomas B. McGuire , WWII air combat ace; Sebring, Florida; by Rep. Scott Franklin (R-Fla.).
• Milton F. Fitch Sr. , civic leader; Wilson, North Carolina; by Rep. Don Davis (D-N.C.).
• Kenneth E. Murphy , Vietnam War veteran; Necedah, Wisconsin; by Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.).
• Nancy Yount Childs , one of first female U.S. Capitol Police officers; Surfside Beach, South Carolina; by Rep. Russell Fry (R-S.C.).
• Sgt. Christopher David Fitzgerald , Temple University police officer killed in line of duty; Philadelphia; by Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.).
• Charlesetta Reece Allen , community leader; Oceanside, California; by Rep. Mike Levin (D-Calif.).
• Trooper Trevor J. Casper , officer killed in line of duty; Kiel, Wisconsin; by Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.).
• Sgt. Wolfgang Kyle Weninger , Marine killed in training accident; Chesterland, Ohio; by Rep. Dave Joyce (R-Ohio).
• Susan C. Barnhart , flood victim; Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania; by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.).
• Lt. Gen. Samuel E. Ebbesen , Army veteran; Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands; by Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-U.S. Virgin Islands).
• Maj. Megan McClung , first female Marine officer killed in Iraq War; Mission Viejo, California; by Rep. Young Kim (R-Calif.).
• Spc. Justin Dean Coleman , killed in Afghanistan; Brooksville, Florida; by Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-Calif.).
• Paul Ignatius , former Navy secretary; Glendale, California; by Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.).
• Cpl. Michael D. Anderson Jr. , Marine killed in action in Iraq; Modesto, California; by Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.).
• Chief Edward B. Garone , longest full-time chief of police in state history; East Derry, New Hampshire; by Rep. Chris Pappas (D-N.H.).
• Secretary of State Madeleine Albright , first female secretary of state; Purcellville, Virginia; by Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-Va.).
• Pamela Jane Rock , letter carrier who died after fatal dog attack; Melrose, Florida; by Rep. Aaron Bean (R-Fla.).
• 2nd Lt. Patrick Palmer Calhoun , Vietnam War veteran; Mount Vernon, Georgia; by Rep. Rick Allen (R-Ga.).
• Lt. William D. Lebo , police officer killed in line of duty; Lebanon, Pennsylvania; by Rep. Dan Meuser (R-Pa.).
• Lance Cpl. David Lee Espinoza , died in Kabul airport bombing; Lance Cpl. Juan Rodrigo Rodriguez , killed in Iraq War; and Sgt. Roberto Arizola Jr. , killed in Iraq War; Laredo, Texas; by Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas).
• Veterans of the Vietnam War Memorial Post Office, St. Charles, Illinois; by Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.).
• Dr. Rudy Lombard , civil rights leader; New Orleans; by Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.).
• William L. Reynolds , Vietnam war veteran; Valencia, California; by Rep. Mike Garcia (R-Calif.).
• Caroline Chang , Asian American/Pacific Islander leader, Boston; by Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.).
• Dr. Margaret B. Hill , community advocate; Del Rosa, California; by Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.).
• Dosan Ahn Chang Ho , Korean independence activist (replacing previous designation of another post office with the designation); Los Angeles; by Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.).