Constitution Index · H.R. 10253 · 2026-09-03

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1706 South Burnside Avenue in Gonzales, Louisiana, as the "Cpl. Lawrence Brown Post Office Building".

Latest official status (2026-09-03): Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Constitutional grade

A

Constitutional

This bill merely designates a United States Postal Service facility in Gonzales, Louisiana, as the 'Cpl. Lawrence Brown Post Office Building.' It does not expand federal power, restrict rights, or affect individual sovereignty. The action falls within Congress's enumerated authority over post offices under Article I, Section 8, Clause 7, and it does not raise any constitutional concerns.

Article I, Section 8, Clause 7

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Enumerated powers · passes

Congress has explicit constitutional authority to establish post offices and post roads under Article I, Section 8, Clause 7. Naming a postal facility is a routine exercise of that power and does not exceed it.

Bill of Rights · passes

The bill does not implicate any provision of the Bill of Rights. It 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.

Individual liberty · passes

The bill imposes no restrictions on individual action. It merely names a government building and does not affect any person's life, liberty, or property.

Decentralization · passes

The bill does not consolidate decision-making upward. It is a purely ceremonial designation of a federal facility, which is inherently a federal matter. The naming of a post office does not involve any transfer of authority from individuals, localities, or states to the federal government.

Due process and takings · passes

The bill does not deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, and it does not take any private property. It does not affect any procedural or substantive due process rights.

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