Constitution Index · S. 4523 · 2026-05-13
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".
Latest official status (2026-09-14): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 587.
Constitutional grade
A
Constitutional
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.
Article I, Section 8, Clause 7
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The five checks
Enumerated powers · passes
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.
Bill of Rights · passes
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.
Individual liberty · passes
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.
Decentralization · passes
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.
Due process and takings · passes
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.
Provenance
- Congress.gov: S 4523 summary · fetched 2026-10-14 · official page ↗
Version history · never overwritten
| Grade | Graded | Rubric | Source hash | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A · #1006 | 2026-10-14 | vfa-constitutional-grade/1.0 | 0264ede180f8 | current |
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Values for America. “Constitutional grade: S. 4523, 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"..” VFA Constitution Index, grade 1006 (rubric vfa-constitutional-grade/1.0), graded October 14, 2026. https://www.valuesforamerica.com/constitution-index/grades/1006. Accessed 2026-10-19.
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