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HR6317Passed House

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".

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Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-11-25
Introduced
10
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Robert J. Wittman
Robert J. Wittman
Republican · VA · Representative
Votes with party: 98.1% (538 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/W000804

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (10)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Ben Cline (R-VA-6)Original· 2025-11-25
  • Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA-8)Original· 2025-11-25
  • Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7)Original· 2025-11-25
  • H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA-9)Original· 2025-11-25
  • James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA-11)Original· 2025-11-25
  • Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA-2)Original· 2025-11-25
  • Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA-4)Original· 2025-11-25
  • John J. McGuire III (R-VA-5)Original· 2025-11-25
  • Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA-3)Original· 2025-11-25
  • Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10)Original· 2025-11-25

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

2026-04-15

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsReferred To · 2026-04-15
  • House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformMarkup By · 2025-12-02

Previously

  • Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2026-04-15
  • Oversight and Government Reform CommitteeMarkup By · 2025-12-02
  • Oversight and Government Reform CommitteeReferred To · 2025-11-25
  • House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformReferred To · 2025-11-25

Plain-English Summary

This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12109 New Kent Highway in New Kent, Virginia, as the "Patricia Paige Post Office".

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Government Operations and Politics

Full Bill Text

Verbatim text published on Congress.gov via GovInfo. Use Cmd+F / Ctrl+F to search within this excerpt.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6317 Engrossed in House (EH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6317 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT 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''. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. PATRICIA PAIGE POST OFFICE. (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12109 New Kent Highway in New Kent, Virginia, shall be known and designated as the ``Patricia Paige Post Office''. (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Patricia Paige Post Office''. Passed the House of Representatives April 14, 2026. Attest: Clerk. 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6317 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT 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''.
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