Post office in Ohio gets a new name to honor Gil Whitney
H.R. 8193 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 189 East Main Street in Xenia, Ohio, as the "Gilman 'Gil' Whitney Post Office Building". · Filed by Michael Turner (R-OH) · 14 cosponsors · Introduced Apr 2, 2026 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill renames a post office building in Xenia, Ohio. It will now be called the Gilman 'Gil' Whitney Post Office Building. The change is a name only. It does not change how the post office works or what it costs.
Who it affects
People in Xenia will see the new name on the building. The post office will keep doing its job the same way.
Where it stands
14 cosponsors: 9 Republicans, 5 Democrats.
- Apr 2, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Apr 2, 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”
- Apr 29, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Apr 29, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote”
- Sep 16, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote”
- Sep 16, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- post office — a place where the government delivers and handles mail
- building — a structure with walls and a roof
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,113 characters) on Jul 9, 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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