Post office in Virginia Beach gets a new name
H.R. 7365 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1225 Kempsville Road in Virginia Beach, Virginia, as the "Colonel Edward Shames Post Office Building". · Filed by Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA) · 10 cosponsors · Introduced Feb 4, 2026 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill renames a U.S. Postal Service building in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The building is at 1225 Kempsville Road. It will now be called the Colonel Edward Shames Post Office Building. All government papers will use the new name.
Who it affects
People who use the post office may see the new name. The change does not cost money or change how the post office works.
Where it stands
10 cosponsors: 5 Democrats, 5 Republicans.
- Feb 4, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Feb 4, 2026 — 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”
- Jul 22, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Jul 22, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote”
- Sep 16, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote”
- Sep 16, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- U.S. Postal Service — The government agency that delivers mail to homes and businesses.
- post office — A building where people mail letters and packages.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,202 characters) on Jul 25, 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.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-19.
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