{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-kellys-bill-renaming-butler-pa-post-office-passes-us-house-representatives", "Rep. Kelly's bill renaming Butler, Pa. Post Office passes U.S. House of Representatives", "2022-12-12", "2022", "2022-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Mike Kelly", "K000376", "kelly.house.gov", "kelly", "https://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 7514, a bill led by U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) to rename the U.S. Post Office located at 345 South Main Street in Butler, Pennsylvania the \"Andrew Gomer Williams Post Office Building.\" The bill, which passed unanimously by voice vote, is supported by the entire Pennsylvania delegation in the U.S. House. The bill now heads to the U.S. Senate for consideration.\n\n\"Andrew Gomer Williams lived a life of service to his community and country, and I am proud to cement his legacy in our nation\u2019s history,\" Rep. Kelly said. \"He is a Civil War hero, and he is the definition of what it means to serve others. I would like to thank my colleagues for their support in honoring this heroic man. I also encourage everyone to read his life story. Mr. Williams was a remarkable man.\"\n\nBACKGROUND\n\nIn 1861, at the age of 21, Andrew Gomer Williams enlisted in the Union Army, assigned to help\n\nraise three companies of men in the newly created 63rd PA Volunteers. He was soon promoted\n\nto the rank of Captain of Company E of the 63rd PA Volunteers. Mr. Williams led his company\n\nin over a dozen battles, ultimately being wounded four times, including in 1863 when he was\n\nthought to have been killed in action. However, four days later, he was miraculously found alive\n\non the battlefield. He then carried out the rest of his service alongside his regiment until August\n\n6, 1864.\n\nAfter the war, Mr. Williams returned home to Pittsburgh to study law while working in the\n\nfactories to support his family following his father\u2019s death. Despite 13 tragic deaths in Mr.\n\nWilliams\u2019 own family, his dedication to his community never faltered. He opened a law firm in\n\nButler, served two years in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, four years in the\n\nPennsylvania State Senate, 20 years as the Choir Director of Butler\u2019s First Methodist Church,\n\nassisted soldiers\u2019 spouses in receiving their Civil War Widow\u2019s Pension, and volunteered on the\n\nBoard of Directors of the Civil War Orphans Home.\n\nA speech given by Butler historian Bill May on the life of Andrew Gomer Williams was inserted into the Congressional Record on June 16, 2021. The Congressional Record can be found here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T03:32:05Z"]], "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://kelly.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-kellys-bill-renaming-butler-pa-post-office-passes-us-house-representatives"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.551673049107194, "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"}