Constitution Index · H.R. 10755 · 2026-10-06

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 475 East FM 1382 in Cedar Hill, Texas, as the "Eugene Gates Jr. Post Office Building".

Latest official status (2026-10-06): Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Constitutional grade

A

Constitutional

This bill merely renames a federal building. It does not expand federal power, restrict any rights, or burden individual sovereignty. It passes all constitutional checks with no tension.

Article I, Section 8, Clause 7

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Enumerated powers · passes

Congress has authority under Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 (Postal Power) to establish and regulate post offices. Naming a postal facility is a routine exercise of that enumerated power.

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, jury rights, cruel and unusual punishment, unenumerated rights, or reserved powers. No amendment is implicated.

Individual liberty · passes

The bill imposes no restriction on any person's person, property, speech, labor, or belief. It does not command or forbid any individual conduct.

Decentralization · passes

Naming a federal building is a purely administrative act that does not shift decision-making away from individuals, communities, or states. It is a trivial federal housekeeping matter.

Due process and takings · passes

The bill does not deprive anyone of life, liberty, or property; it does not bypass any hearing or notice; it does not take any property. No due process or takings issue arises.

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Values for America. “Constitutional grade: H.R. 10755, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 475 East FM 1382 in Cedar Hill, Texas, as the "Eugene Gates Jr. Post Office Building"..” VFA Constitution Index, grade 1027 (rubric vfa-constitutional-grade/1.0), graded October 17, 2026. https://www.valuesforamerica.com/constitution-index/grades/1027. Accessed 2026-10-19.

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