H.R. 10526 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 501 West Memorial Drive in Muncie, Indiana, as the "Officer Blake A. Reynolds Post Office Building".
Cosponsors: 8 (2 D, 6 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-14
Introduced: 2026-09-21
Latest action (2026-09-21): Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
What H.R. 10526 does, in plain terms
This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 501 West Memorial Drive in Muncie, Indiana, as the "Officer Blake A. Reynolds Post Office Building".
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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Constitutionally sound
Graded 2026-10-14
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This bill is a routine, non-controversial naming of a federal post office facility. It does not expand federal power, restrict rights, or implicate any constitutional concern. It falls squarely within Congress's enumerated authority over postal services under Article I, Section 8, Clause 7.
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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 minor exercise of that authority and does not exceed it. -
✓ Passes · Bill of Rights
The bill does not affect speech, religion, assembly, press, petition, arms, quartering, search and seizure, self-incrimination, due process, takings, trial rights, jury rights, cruel and unusual punishment, unenumerated rights, or reserved powers. No provision of the Bill of Rights is implicated. -
✓ Passes · Individual sovereignty
The bill imposes no restrictions on individual conduct, property, speech, labor, or belief. It merely designates the name of a federal building, which does not burden any individual right. -
✓ Passes · Decentralization
The action is purely federal in nature—naming a federal facility—and does not consolidate decision-making beyond the necessary level. It does not affect state or local authority, and no individual, local, or state alternative exists for naming a federal building. -
✓ Passes · Due process and takings
The bill does not deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, nor does it take private property. It is a simple designation with no procedural or substantive due process implications.
Sources: Congress.gov: HR 10526 summary
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