A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Drive in Willingboro, New Jersey, as the "James A. Cotten Post Office".

This bill is a straightforward exercise of Congress's enumerated power to establish post offices under Article I, Section 8, Clause 7. The designation of a specific postal facility by name is a minor administrative detail within that authority, and no constitutional principle is offended. The Federalist No. 23 affirms that the powers granted to the federal government must be adequate to the purposes of the Union, and the postal power is one such necessary and proper means.

This bill merely designates a federal building by a name, which is a ministerial act that does not expand federal power, infringe upon individual liberties, or violate any enumerated power. The Constitution grants Congress authority over federal property under Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2, and such naming falls within the necessary and proper execution of that power. It does not contravene the Tenth Amendment, as it does not usurp state authority or impose any burden on the people.

The Constitution grants Congress the power to establish Post Offices, and the naming of a specific post office facility is a proper exercise of that enumerated power. This action does not exceed the limits of federal authority, nor does it infringe upon the powers reserved to the states or the people. Renaming a post office is a routine administrative matter well within the legislative discretion of Congress.

This bill is a simple act of naming a federal facility, which falls within the enumerated power of Congress to establish Post Offices and post Roads under Article I, Section 8, Clause 7. The designation of a specific post office building does not infringe upon any constitutional prohibition, nor does it exceed the scope of legislative authority. As established in McCulloch v. Maryland, Congress possesses the discretion to choose the means necessary and proper to execute its enumerated powers, and naming a post office is a permissible exercise of that discretion. Furthermore, the bill does not …