Virginia post office renamed to honor Patricia Paige
H.R. 6317 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12109 New Kent Highway in New Kent, Virginia, as the "Patricia Paige Post Office". · Filed by Robert Wittman (R-VA) · 10 cosponsors · Introduced Nov 25, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill renames a U.S. Postal Service facility in New Kent, Virginia to the 'Patricia Paige Post Office.' 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 an existing USPS facility in honor of Patricia Paige. It contains no substantive policy, appropriations, or operational changes—only a naming designation.
Who it affects
This is a routine commemorative designation with zero cost to citizens and no operational impact. The naming of a public facility after a community figure is a standard legislative practice that honors service without affecting public services or rights.
Named in the bill
United States Postal Service, New Kent, Virginia, Patricia Paige
Where it stands
10 cosponsors: 6 Democrats, 4 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 H2853)”
- 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 (1,306 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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