H.R. 10114 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
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".
Cosponsors: 21 (12 D, 8 R, 1 other) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-14
Introduced: 2026-08-17
Latest action (2026-08-17): Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
What H.R. 10114 does, in plain terms
This bill designates 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".
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
Constitution Index
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Constitutionally sound
Graded 2026-10-14
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This bill simply names a federal post office building after an individual. It does not expand federal power, restrict rights, or affect individual sovereignty. The action falls within Congress's enumerated authority over postal services under Article I, Section 8, Clause 7, and raises no constitutional concerns.
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✓ Passes · Enumerated powers
Congress has explicit authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 to establish post offices and post roads. Naming a specific postal facility is a routine exercise of that authority and does not exceed it. -
✓ Passes · Bill of Rights
The bill does not implicate any of the first ten amendments. It restricts no speech, religion, assembly, press, petition, arms, quartering, search, self-incrimination, due process, takings, trial rights, jury rights, or cruel and unusual punishment. It is purely a naming designation. -
✓ Passes · Individual sovereignty
The bill imposes no restrictions on personal liberty, property, speech, labor, or belief. It merely designates a name for a government building, which does not affect individual rights or require justification under a compelling government interest. -
✓ Passes · Decentralization
The action is a federal naming of a federal facility, which is inherently a federal function. It does not consolidate decision-making beyond the necessary level, as the federal government owns and operates the facility. The four-question test is satisfied: individuals, local communities, and states cannot name federal post offices, and the action does not shift power upward beyond the federal role… -
✓ Passes · Due process and takings
The bill does not deprive anyone of life, liberty, or property, nor does it take property without just compensation. It provides no penalties, no adjudication, and no deprivation of rights. Procedural and substantive due process are not implicated.
Sources: Congress.gov: HR 10114 summary
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The Framers
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Confidence 1.00
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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…
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Mary Kageyama Nomura Post Office Building Designation Act of 2025
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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.
Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 Amendment X
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