2 versions

CosmeticWhat changed in REPORTED TO SENATEcompared with INTRODUCED IN SENATE (Nov 20, 2025)

Technical corrections only. The later version, v2, reflects the bill's reporting out of committee, adding a calendar number and the reporting date of September 14, 2026. No substantive changes were made to the text of the bill itself, which continues to designate the same postal facility.

S. 3270119th CongressIntroduced Nov 20, 2025

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".

Reported To SenateGovernment Operations and PoliticsNarrow

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Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Committees: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (primary)
Last action: Sep 14, 2026

This analysis was written for v1 (INTRODUCED IN SENATE, Nov 20, 2025). REPORTED TO SENATE changed too little to need its own, so it reuses that one rather than a rewrite. The differences between the two are summarized above. View v1

Bottom line

This bill renames a specific post office in Olney, Maryland, in honor of Edward L. Ramsey.

What it actually does

This bill designates the United States Postal Service facility located at 3570 Olney Laytonsville Road in Olney, Maryland, as the "Edward L. Ramsey Olney Post Office Building." It also mandates that all official references to this facility in any law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States will henceforth refer to it by this new name.

Section 1(a)

Designation of Edward L. Ramsey Olney Post Office Building

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This section formally designates the United States Postal Service facility situated at 3570 Olney Laytonsville Road in Olney, Maryland, with the new name "Edward L. Ramsey Olney Post Office Building." This is a ceremonial act to honor an individual by naming a federal building after them.

Section 1(b)

References to the Designated Facility

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This subsection ensures that any existing or future official documents, including laws, maps, regulations, papers, or other records of the United States, that refer to the facility at 3570 Olney Laytonsville Road will automatically be understood as referring to the "Edward L. Ramsey Olney Post Office Building." This provision provides legal clarity and consistency for the new name across all federal contexts.

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CosmeticWhat changed in REPORTED TO SENATEcompared with INTRODUCED IN SENATE (Nov 20, 2025)

S. 3270119th CongressIntroduced Nov 20, 2025

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".

Reported To SenateGovernment Operations and PoliticsNarrow

View bill text

Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Committees: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (primary)
Last action: Sep 14, 2026

Bottom line

This bill renames a specific post office in Olney, Maryland, in honor of Edward L. Ramsey.

What it actually does

Section 1(a)

Designation of Edward L. Ramsey Olney Post Office Building

prominently featuredstraightforward

Section 1(b)

References to the Designated Facility

mentioned in summarystraightforward