H.R. 8945 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 86-014 Farrington Highway in Wai'anae, Hawai'i, as the "U.S. Representative Colleen Hanabusa Post Office Building".
Cosponsors: 10 (5 D, 5 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-15
Introduced: 2026-05-20
Latest action (2026-07-22): Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
What H.R. 8945 does, in plain terms
This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 86-014 Farrington Highway in Wai'anae, Hawai'i, as the "U.S Representative Colleen Hanabusa 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 simply names a federal post office building after a former U.S. Representative. 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. -
✓ Passes · Bill of Rights
The bill does not implicate any of the first ten amendments. It imposes no restrictions on speech, religion, assembly, press, petition, arms, quartering, search and seizure, self-incrimination, due process, takings, trial rights, or cruel and unusual punishment. -
✓ Passes · Individual sovereignty
The bill does not restrict any individual's person, property, speech, labor, or belief. It merely designates a name for a government building, which has no effect on individual liberties. -
✓ Passes · Decentralization
The action is a purely federal matter concerning a federal facility. It does not consolidate decision-making upward; it is a ministerial act within the federal sphere. The four-question test is not implicated because the bill does not regulate individuals, communities, or states. -
✓ Passes · Due process and takings
The bill does not deprive anyone of life, liberty, or property, nor does it take private property. It does not affect procedural or substantive due process rights.
Sources: Congress.gov: HR 8945 summary
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