H.R. 10299 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 83 East Park Street in Alamo, Tennessee, as the "Kenneth Nolen Davis Post Office".
Cosponsors: 5 (0 D, 5 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-14
Introduced: 2026-09-04
Latest action (2026-09-04): Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
What H.R. 10299 does, in plain terms
This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 83 East Park Street in Alamo, Tennessee, as the "Kenneth Nolen Davis Post Office".
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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Constitutionally sound
Graded 2026-10-17
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This bill merely renames a federal building. It does not expand federal power, restrict any rights, or impose any burden on individuals. It is fully constitutional.
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✓ Passes · Enumerated powers
The federal government has explicit authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 to establish Post Offices. Naming a post office is a routine administrative action within that enumerated power. -
✓ Passes · Bill of Rights
The bill does not regulate speech, religion, assembly, press, petition, arms, quartering, search and seizure, self-incrimination, due process, takings, trial by jury, or cruel and unusual punishment. No provision of the Bill of Rights is implicated. -
✓ Passes · Individual sovereignty
The bill imposes no restriction on any person's person, property, speech, labor, or belief. It does not command or forbid any individual action. -
✓ Passes · Decentralization
Naming a federal building is a purely administrative act that cannot be handled by an individual, family, or local community without federal involvement because the building is federal property. The action does not consolidate decision-making upward beyond the minimum necessary; it is a ministerial act of the federal government over its own facility. -
✓ Passes · Due process and takings
The bill does not deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, nor does it take private property for public use. No due process or takings issue arises.
Sources: Congress.gov: HR 10299 summary
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