Maryland post office renamed to honor Edward L. Ramsey
H.R. 6310 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3570 Olney Laytonsville Road in Olney, Maryland, as the "Edward L. Ramsey Olney Post Office Building". · Filed by Jamie Raskin (D-MD) · 7 cosponsors · Introduced Nov 25, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill renames a U.S. Postal Service facility in Olney, Maryland to the 'Edward L. Ramsey Olney Post Office Building.' It is a commemorative designation with no financial cost, no operational change, and no impact on postal services or citizen rights.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole function is to rename a federal post office building after Edward L. Ramsey, a local figure. This is routine commemorative legislation with no policy mechanism or financial impact.
Who it affects
This is a routine commemorative naming with no negative civic consequences. The designation honors a local figure and carries no cost to citizens, no restriction of rights, and no operational burden.
Named in the bill
United States Postal Service, Olney, Maryland, Edward L. Ramsey
Where it stands
7 cosponsors: 6 Democrats, 1 Republicans.
- Nov 25, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Nov 25, 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 H2846)”
- 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 (1,370 characters) on Jul 10, 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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