Constitution Index · H.R. 8419 · 2026-04-21

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3255 Northwest 94th Avenue in Coral Springs, Florida, as the "Nancy Metayer Post Office Building".

Latest official status (2026-07-22): Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

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Constitutional grade

A

Constitutional

This bill merely names a federal post office building after an individual. It does not expand federal power, restrict rights, or affect individual sovereignty. The action falls squarely within Congress's enumerated authority over postal services under Article I, Section 8, Clause 7, and raises no constitutional concerns.

Article I, Section 8, Clause 7

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Enumerated powers · passes

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

Bill of Rights · passes

The bill does not implicate any provision of the Bill of Rights. It restricts no speech, religion, assembly, press, petition, arms, quartering, search, self-incrimination, due process, trial, jury, or punishment rights.

Individual liberty · passes

The bill imposes no restrictions on personal liberty, property, speech, labor, or belief. It merely designates a name for a federal building and has no effect on individual conduct.

Decentralization · passes

The action is a purely federal matter concerning a federal facility. It does not consolidate decision-making upward; it is a ministerial act within the federal postal system. The four-question test is satisfied because the action is inherently federal and does not shift authority from individuals, localities, or states.

Due process and takings · passes

The bill does not deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, nor does it take property without just compensation. It involves no adjudicative or administrative process that could implicate due process.

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Values for America. “Constitutional grade: H.R. 8419, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3255 Northwest 94th Avenue in Coral Springs, Florida, as the "Nancy Metayer Post Office Building"..” VFA Constitution Index, grade 1014 (rubric vfa-constitutional-grade/1.0), graded October 14, 2026. https://www.valuesforamerica.com/constitution-index/grades/1014. Accessed 2026-10-19.

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