{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://craiggoldman.house.gov/media/press-releases/reps-goldman-and-veasey-introduce-bill-name-post-office-after-fmr-us-rep-kay", "Reps. Goldman and Veasey Introduce Bill to Name Post Office After Fmr. U.S. Rep. Kay Granger", "2026-09-01", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "House", "TX", "Craig A. Goldman", "G000601", "craiggoldman.house.gov", "craiggoldman", "https://craiggoldman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "September 1, 2026\n\nWASHINGTON, DC \u2014Reps. Craig Goldman (R-TX-12) and Marc Veasey (D-TX-33), who represent Fort Worth, have introduced the Kay Granger Post Office Act, which would commemorate the legacy of Texas trailblazer and former Congresswoman Kay Granger by designating a post office in her memory.\n\n\u201cDuring her many years of service to Fort Worth\u2014as city councilwoman, mayor, and U.S. Congresswoman\u2014Kay worked tirelessly to care for the city and community she loved,\u201d said Congressman Craig Goldman. \u201cAlongside Rep. Marc Veasey, I have introduced this bill to further honor her legacy by naming a U.S. Postal Service office in her honor.\u201d\n\n\"The Honorable Congresswoman Kay Granger dedicated over three decades of her life to serving the people of North Texas and opened doors of opportunity for women in public service. She will be remembered as an advocate who fought to deliver for the community she was proud to call home. Representative Granger left an unforgettable mark in Fort Worth, and I am proud to support the renaming of this post office in her memory to honor a legacy of service to our nation,\u201d said Congressman Marc Veasey.\n\nThe Kay Granger Post Office Act would:\n\nName the United States Postal Service facility located at 4450 Oak Park Lane, Fort Worth, TX 76109, as the \u201cKay Granger Post Office,\u201d establishing a permanent tribute to her faithful service to Fort Worth.\n\nBackground:\n\nFormer Rep. Kay Granger served the city of Fort Worth at the local, state, and national level for over three decades. Among her many accomplishments, Ms. Granger was the:\n\nFirst woman elected as mayor of Fort Worth.\n\nFirst Republican woman from Texas elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.\n\nFirst woman to chair the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee.\n\nFirst Republican woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee.\n\nMs. Granger also co-chaired the Iraqi Women\u2019s Caucus, the Women Impacting the Nation coalition, and co-founded the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Caucus.\n\nRead the full text of the Kay Granger Post Office Act here.\n\nFor media inquiries, please contact Aidan.Heard1@mail.house.gov.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-02T09:19:58Z", "2026-09-02T09:20:51Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://craiggoldman.house.gov/media/press-releases/reps-goldman-and-veasey-introduce-bill-name-post-office-after-fmr-us-rep-kay"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.542289974167943, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}