Constitution Index · S. 4623 · 2026-05-21

A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12109 New Kent Highway in New Kent, Virginia, as the "Patricia Paige Post Office".

Latest official status (2026-09-14): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 588.

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Constitutional grade

A

Constitutional

This bill is a purely ceremonial naming of a federal post office facility. It does not expand federal power, restrict rights, or affect individual sovereignty. The action falls within Congress's enumerated authority over postal services under Article I, Section 8, Clause 7, and it does not implicate any 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 specific postal facility is a routine exercise of that authority and does not exceed it.

Bill of Rights · passes

The bill does not affect speech, religion, assembly, press, petition, arms, quartering, search and seizure, self-incrimination, due process, takings, trial rights, or cruel and unusual punishment. No amendment in the Bill of Rights is implicated.

Individual liberty · passes

The bill imposes no restrictions on personal conduct, property, speech, labor, or belief. It merely designates a name for a government building, leaving all individual liberties untouched.

Decentralization · passes

The action is a federal naming decision for a federal facility, which is inherently a federal function. It does not consolidate decision-making upward beyond the necessary level, as the facility is already under federal jurisdiction. The four-question test is satisfied because the action is purely administrative and does not shift authority from individuals, localities, or states.

Due process and takings · passes

The bill does not deprive anyone of life, liberty, or property, nor does it take private property. It involves no adjudicative process, no presumption of innocence issue, and no arbitrary government action affecting rights.

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1004
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Values for America. “Constitutional grade: S. 4623, A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12109 New Kent Highway in New Kent, Virginia, as the "Patricia Paige Post Office"..” VFA Constitution Index, grade 1004 (rubric vfa-constitutional-grade/1.0), graded October 14, 2026. https://www.valuesforamerica.com/constitution-index/grades/1004. Accessed 2026-10-19.

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