H.R. 9026 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 80 Atlantic Avenue in Oceanside, New York, as the "Detective Luis G. Alvarez Post Office".
Cosponsors: 25 (18 D, 7 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-15
Introduced: 2026-05-26
Latest action (2026-07-22): Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
What H.R. 9026 does, in plain terms
This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 80 Atlantic Avenue in Oceanside, New York, as the "Detective Luis G. Alvarez Post Office".
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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Constitutionally sound
Graded 2026-10-11
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This bill is a purely ceremonial designation of a postal facility name. It does not expand federal power, restrict rights, or affect individual sovereignty. The action falls within Congress's enumerated power to establish post offices under Article I, Section 8, Clause 7, and it does not implicate any other constitutional provision.
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✓ Passes · Enumerated powers
Congress has the explicit power to establish post offices under Article I, Section 8, Clause 7. Naming a postal facility is a routine 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, or cruel and unusual punishment. No amendment in the Bill of Rights is implicated. -
✓ Passes · Individual sovereignty
The bill imposes no restrictions on personal liberty, property, speech, labor, or belief. It merely names a government building and has no effect on individual conduct. -
✓ Passes · Decentralization
The action is a federal naming decision, but it does not consolidate decision-making in a way that affects governance. It is a minor administrative act that does not preempt state or local authority, and it does not fail any of the four questions. -
✓ 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 does not affect any legal rights or procedures.
Sources: Congress.gov: HR 9026 summary
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