Virginia post office renamed to honor retired congressman Connolly
S. 3294 — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10660 Page Avenue in Fairfax, Virginia, as the "Congressman Gerald E. Connolly Post Office Building". · Filed by Tim Kaine (D-VA) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Dec 2, 2025 · Reported out
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What it does
This bill renames a U.S. Postal Service facility in Fairfax, Virginia to the 'Congressman Gerald E. Connolly Post Office Building.' It is a commemorative designation with no financial cost or operational change—the building simply receives a new official name honoring the former congressman.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole function is to rename a federal postal facility in honor of a deceased congressman. It is a standard commemorative measure with no substantive policy, regulatory, or fiscal mechanism.
Who it affects
This is a non-binding commemorative designation with no fiscal or operational impact on citizens. Naming a federal facility after a deceased public servant is a routine honor that carries no public cost and does not restrict rights or protections.
Named in the bill
United States Postal Service, Congressman Gerald E. Connolly, Fairfax, Virginia, 10660 Page Avenue
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Dec 2, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Dec 2, 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 (1,435 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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