On February 17, President Obama signed into law S. 188. Introduced by Senator John McCain, this bill designates “the United States courthouse under construction at 98 West First Street, Yuma, Arizona, as the ‘John M. Roll United States Courthouse.'” It passed the House by a vote of 429-0 on February 9. It passed the Senate by unanimous consent on February 1.
Only in America does it take an act of Congress to name a building, but no congressional authorization whatsoever to go to war against a country that has not threatened the United States.
