Bill · H.R. 7365· House(119-HR-7365)
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1225 Kempsville Road in Virginia Beach, Virginia, as the "Colonel Edward Shames Post Office Building".
- Introduced
- 2/4/2026
- Last activity
- 9/17/2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Sponsored by
- Jennifer Kiggans
- Cosponsors
- - 5 - 5
- Introduced
- Passed House
- In Senate committee
What this bill would do
This bill names a specific United States Postal Service facility after Colonel Edward Shames. The building is located at 1225 Kempsville Road in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Once the bill goes into effect, this location will be officially known as the Colonel Edward Shames Post Office Building. Any official government records, laws, or maps that mention this facility must use the new name. The House of Representatives passed the bill on September 16, 2026. It was then sent to the Senate and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Yes
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?+3
The bill honors a Colonel through a post office name designation, which is a positive symbolic gesture for the veteran community.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Section 1(a): This provision officially designates the postal facility at 1225 Kempsville Road in Virginia Beach, Virginia, as the Colonel Edward Shames Post Office Building, which honors Colonel Edward Shames through this naming.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- There are no negative impacts identified in the text of the bill.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Veterans+3
- 9/17/2026
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- 9/16/2026
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5931)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7365.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5931-5932)
- Mr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- 7/22/2026
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- 4/21/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 4/16/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 4/15/2026
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- 2/24/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/20/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/11/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/4/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Introduced in House
Ben ClineRepublican · Virginia
Juan CiscomaniRepublican · Arizona
H. GriffithRepublican · Virginia
Josh GottheimerDemocrat · New Jersey
Jennifer McClellanDemocrat · Virginia
John McGuireRepublican · Virginia
Robert ScottDemocrat · Virginia
Suhas SubramanyamDemocrat · Virginia
Robert WittmanRepublican · Virginia
James WalkinshawDemocrat · Virginia