Post office renamed to honor firefighter Trevor Brown
H.R. 5058 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 46164 Westlake Drive in Sterling, Virginia, as the "Firefighter Trevor Brown Post Office Building". · Filed by Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) · 10 cosponsors · Introduced Aug 26, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill renames a U.S. Postal Service facility in Sterling, Virginia to the 'Firefighter Trevor Brown Post Office Building.' The renamed facility will be referred to by this new name in all federal records, maps, and documents. No funding, operational changes, or policy shifts are involved—it is a commemorative designation only.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole function is to rename a federal postal facility in honor of a firefighter. It contains no policy, appropriations, or operational provisions—it is purely commemorative.
Who it affects
This is a commemorative measure honoring a firefighter, likely deceased or retired, with no adverse civic consequences. Citizens are neither burdened nor restricted; the bill serves a memorial purpose without cost or harm to the public.
Named in the bill
United States Postal Service, Sterling, Virginia, Firefighter Trevor Brown
Where it stands
10 cosponsors: 5 Democrats, 5 Republicans.
- Aug 26, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 26, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform”
- Dec 2, 2025 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Dec 2, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 2”
- Apr 14, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2851)”
- Apr 14, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Gill (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”
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How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,395 characters) on Jul 11, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
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As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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