S. 4523 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 111 South Tremont Street in Tremonton, Utah, as the "Sorensen-Estrada Post Office".
Cosponsors: none · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-14
Introduced: 2026-05-13
Latest action (2026-09-14): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 587.
What S. 4523 does, in plain terms
This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 111 South Tremont Street in Tremonton, Utah, as the "Sorensen-Estrada 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 United States Postal Service facility. It does not expand federal power, restrict any rights, or infringe upon individual sovereignty. It passes all constitutional checks with no issues.
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✓ Passes · Enumerated powers
The federal government has explicit constitutional authority to establish post offices under Article I, Section 8, Clause 7. Naming a specific postal facility is a ministerial act within that enumerated power. No overreach occurs. -
✓ 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 rights, jury rights, cruel and unusual punishment, or any other right protected by the first ten amendments. No infringement occurs. -
✓ Passes · Individual sovereignty
The bill imposes no restriction on any person's person, property, speech, labor, or belief. It merely designates a name for a government building. Individual sovereignty is untouched. -
✓ Passes · Decentralization
The naming of a federal facility is a purely administrative federal action that does not consolidate decision-making upward from individuals, families, communities, or states. It passes all four questions. -
✓ 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 issues arise.
Sources: Congress.gov: S 4523 summary
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