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| https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/warner-and-kaine-celebrate-bill-renaming-charlottesville-post-office-becoming-law | Warner & Kaine Celebrate Bill Renaming Charlottesville Post Office Becoming Law | 2018-12-21 | 2018 | 2018-12 | Democrat | House | VA | Tim Kaine | K000384 | www.kaine.senate.gov | legacy | December 21, 2018 Warner & Kaine Celebrate Bill Renaming Charlottesville Post Office Becoming Law WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine celebrated that the bill to rename a Charlottesville post office as the Captain Humayun Khan Post Office was signed into lawtoday.U?.S. Army Captain Humayun Khan, a graduate of the University of Virginia, was born on September 9, 1976, and died on June 8, 2004, while in service to his country during Operation Iraqi Freedom.He was killed by an improvised explosive device outside of his base in Baqubah, Iraq.His efforts that morning saved the lives of more than one hundred soldiers. Captain Khan is revered not only in Charlottesville, but across the nation,the Senators said.With the dedicationof this post office, we're showing the Khan family that we're forever grateful forhis service and sacrifice for our country. The United States Postal Service (USPS) facility is located at 180 McCormick Road in Charlottesville, Virginia. The bill, introduced by Congressman Tom Garrett, cleared the House unanimously on November 29thand passed the Senate on December 12th. In early December, Warner and Kainewrote to theChair and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, the Senate Committee that overseesUSPS, voicing their support for renaming the post office. ### Print Email Tweet | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |