A post office in Virginia gets a new name.
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
The bill names a U.S. Postal Service building in New Kent, Virginia after Patricia Paige. The building is on New Kent Highway. The name change does not cost money. It does not change how the post office works.
Who it affects
People who use the post office in New Kent, Virginia are affected. The change does not impact postal services or anyone's rights.
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 14,358 analysed bills.
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