H.R. 9905 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 114 John Street in New York, New York, as the "Jack Greenberg Post Office".
Cosponsors: 25 (18 D, 7 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-14
Introduced: 2026-07-23
Latest action (2026-07-23): Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
What H.R. 9905 does, in plain terms
This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 114 John Street in New York, New York, as the "Jack Greenberg Post Office".
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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Graded 2026-10-14
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This bill is a routine naming designation for a federal post office facility. It does not expand federal power, restrict rights, or implicate any constitutional concerns. The action falls squarely within Congress's enumerated authority over postal services under Article I, Section 8, Clause 7, and is a purely ministerial act.
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✓ Passes · Enumerated powers
Congress has explicit constitutional authority to establish post offices and post roads under Article I, Section 8, Clause 7. Naming a specific postal facility is a direct exercise of that power and is well within the scope of Congress's enumerated authority. -
✓ 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. It is a purely ceremonial designation with no impact on any constitutional right. -
✓ Passes · Individual sovereignty
The bill imposes no restrictions on individual liberty, property, speech, labor, or belief. It merely names a government building and does not affect any private individual's rights or obligations. -
✓ Passes · Decentralization
The action is a federal naming decision for a federal facility, which is inherently a federal matter. It does not consolidate decision-making upward beyond the necessary level, as the facility is owned and operated by the federal government. The four-question test is satisfied: individuals, local communities, and states cannot name federal facilities, and the federal government is the appropriate … -
✓ 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. It is a simple designation with no procedural or substantive due process implications.
Sources: Congress.gov: HR 9905 summary
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