Real bill currently in Congress c/o HR/119/10114
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15642 Sand Canyon Avenue in Irvine, California, as the "Mary Kageyama Nomura Post Office Building".
Latest action (2026-08-17): Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
The Framers
“Founders’ Verdict”
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Synthesis
All four Founders agree that Congress has the constitutional authority to name a specific post office building under the Postal Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 7) and the Necessary and Proper Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 18). The action is a routine administrative measure incidental to the power to establish post offices, does not infringe on state or individual rights, and is consistent with enumerated powers and constitutional principles.
The Constitution expressly grants Congress the power to establish Post Offices (Article I, Section 8, Clause 7). This power necessarily includes the authority to designate and name the facilities it establishes, as such naming is incidental to the full exercise of the postal power. The Necessary and Proper Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 18) further empowers Congress to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers. Naming a specific post office building is a routine administrative act well within the scope of the postal power, and does…
The Constitution grants Congress the power to establish post offices, and naming a specific postal facility is a proper exercise of that enumerated power. This action does not infringe upon any individual liberty or state authority reserved by the Tenth Amendment.
The naming of a specific postal facility is a matter of internal administration and does not exceed the enumerated powers of Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 7, which grants Congress the power 'To establish Post Offices and post Roads.' This power includes the authority to designate and name such facilities as a necessary and proper incident of establishing and operating the postal system. The action does not involve any expansion of federal power beyond the postal service, nor does it infringe upon the rights of the states or the people. It is a routine and limited exercise of a de…
This bill is a valid exercise of the power granted to Congress by the Constitution to establish Post Offices. The designation of a specific postal facility by name is an incidental measure necessary and proper to the operation of the postal system. The Constitution, in Article I, Section 8, Clause 7, grants Congress the authority 'To establish Post Offices and post Roads,' and the Necessary and Proper Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 18) permits Congress to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers. As Chief Justice Marshall stated i…
What should pass
“AI Consensus Solution”
Mary Kageyama Nomura Post Office Building Designation Act of 2025
To honor Mary Kageyama Nomura by naming a specific federal post office building after her.
Bipartisan rationale: Honors Democratic priorities of recognizing historical contributions, especially of a Japanese American community member, and Republican priorities of fiscal restraint and limited government by imposing a sunset clause and using existing funds without new appropriations.
Vote-count path: Near-unanimous; likely voice vote in both chambers, as naming bills are typically noncontroversial.