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.
This bill (HR 6317) is a procedural naming resolution. It designates the U.S. Postal Service facility at 12109 New Kent Highway in New Kent, Virginia, as the "Patricia Paige Post Office." The bill updates all official U.S. government references (including laws, maps, and documents) to use the new name for this specific post office location. It does not change postal services or create new policies - it only changes the facility's official name.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2025
Committee Review
Aug 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Nov 25, 2025
Last action Aug 6, 2026
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Introduced in House
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Engrossed in House
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Apr 14, 2026
MINOR
The bill designating a USPS facility in New Kent, Virginia as the Patricia Paige Post Office underwent only a minor formatting change between the Introduced and Engrossed versions. A blank line was added after the section heading for readability. No substantive policy changes were made.
TECHNICAL
A blank line was inserted after the section title '1.Patricia Paige Post Office' as a formatting adjustment.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Aug 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
upper
Apr 15, 2026
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2853)
lower
Dec 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
lower
Nov 25, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
lower
Nov 25, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Robert J. Wittman
RRepublican
Co
Ben Cline
RRepublican
Co
Donald S. Beyer, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Eugene Simon Vindman
DDemocratic
Co
H. Morgan Griffith
RRepublican
Co
James R. Walkinshaw
DDemocratic
Co
Jennifer A. Kiggans
RRepublican
Co
Jennifer L. McClellan
DDemocratic
Co
John J. McGuire III
RRepublican
Co
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
DDemocratic
Co
Suhas Subramanyam
DDemocratic
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