Chuck Moses, of Slippery Rock, takes a package to the United States post office in Butler on Tuesday. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle

Only one more action stands between U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly and his effort to have the Butler Post Office on Main Street renamed for a local Civil War captain and avid public servant.

Kelly announced on Tuesday that the U.S. Senate voted unanimously to approve renaming the post office after Captain Andrew Gomer Williams.

The House passed the bill on Dec. 12.

The bill now must be signed by President Joe Biden, which Kelly fully expects the president to do.

“I want to thank my colleagues in the U.S. Senate for supporting this bill,” Kelly said in a news release. “Andrew Gomer Williams lived a life of service to his community and country, and I am proud to cement his legacy in our nation’s history.”

Captain Andrew Gomer Williams was an officer in the 63rd Pa. Infantry during the Civil War. U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, R-16th, announced Tuesday that the Senate voted unanimously to approve renaming the post office on Main Street in Butler after Williams. Submitted photo

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