Maryland post office renamed to honor Edward L. Ramsey
S. 3270 — A bill 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 Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Nov 20, 2025 · Reported out
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What it does
This bill renames a U.S. Postal Service facility in Olney, Maryland, after Edward L. Ramsey. The facility at 3570 Olney Laytonsville Road will officially be called the 'Edward L. Ramsey Olney Post Office Building,' and all federal references to it will use that new name.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole function is to rename a federal postal facility after Edward L. Ramsey. This is a standard commemorative act with no regulatory, financial, or policy substance.
Who it affects
This is a routine commemorative naming with no adverse civic consequences. Citizens experience no cost, no loss of rights, and no regulatory burden. The renaming may honor a local figure and provide modest community recognition.
Named in the bill
United States Postal Service, Olney, Maryland, Edward L. Ramsey
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Nov 20, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Nov 20, 2025 — Referred to Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs”
- Aug 6, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably”
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How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,402 characters) on Aug 20, 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.
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 2026-10-20.
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