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SR57 • 2026

Commending the Smithfield Post Office.

Commending the Smithfield Post Office.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Jordan
Last action
2026-03-02
Official status
Passed
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill does not provide specific details about the exact date or location of the original Smithfield Post Office building.

Commending the Smithfield Post Office

This bill commends the Smithfield Post Office for its long history and service to the community.

What This Bill Does

  • Says that the Smithfield Post Office is one of the oldest continuously operating branches of the United States Postal Service.
  • Remembers a special event where the post office unveiled a commemorative stamp celebrating the agency's 250th anniversary in 2025.
  • Praises the post office for always providing reliable, affordable, and universal mail services to people in Smithfield.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Smithfield Post Office
  • Kevin Bryant, the postmaster of Smithfield

Terms To Know

Postmaster
A person who is in charge of a post office.
Commendation
An official statement that praises someone or something for doing good work.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This bill does not give any money to the Smithfield Post Office.
  • The bill only says nice things about the post office and does not change how it works.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-02 Senate

    Bill text as passed Senate (SR57ER)

  2. 2026-02-26 Senate

    Agreed to by Senate Block Vote (Voice Vote)

  3. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Presented 26106323D

  4. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Laid on Clerk's Desk

Official Summary Text

Commending the Smithfield Post Office.

Current Bill Text

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Commending the Smithfield Post Office.
Agreed to by the Senate, February 26, 2026
WHEREAS, the Smithfield Post Office, one of the oldest continuously operating branches of the United States Postal Service, hosted a special event unveiling a commemorative stamp celebrating the agency's 250th anniversary in 2025; and
WHEREAS, Smithfield was the site of one of the first 60 post offices created after the Continental Congress named Benjamin Franklin as the nation's first postmaster general on July 26, 1775; and
WHEREAS, according to historical researchers, George Purdie was appointed as the postmaster of Smithfield after the Revolutionary War, and the Smithfield Post Office was founded on July 5, 1783; and
WHEREAS, the original Smithfield Post Office building was most likely located near the Smithfield Inn, only a few blocks from its current Main Street location, which was constructed in 1941; and
WHEREAS, while the Smithfield Post Office has grown and adapted to significant advancements in technology, growth in the community, and the changing needs of its customers, it has always upheld its duties to provide local residents with reliable, affordable, and universal mail services; and
WHEREAS, in 2025, the Smithfield Post Office was chosen to host a commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the United States Postal Service by unveiling a special pane of stamps, which features an interconnected bird's-eye view of a mail carrier's route through a town designed by a cartoonist from Chicago, Illinois, and graphic designer Antonio Alcalá of Alexandria; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That the Smithfield Post Office hereby be commended for its history of service to the residents of Smithfield on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the United States Postal Service; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Kevin Bryant, the postmaster of Smithfield, as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's admiration for the Smithfield Post Office's long legacy of contributions to the Smithfield community.