Constitution Index · H.R. 9026 · 2026-05-26
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 80 Atlantic Avenue in Oceanside, New York, as the "Detective Luis G. Alvarez Post Office".
Latest official status (2026-07-22): Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Constitutional grade
A
Constitutional
This bill is a purely ceremonial designation of a postal facility name. It does not expand federal power, restrict rights, or affect individual sovereignty. The action falls within Congress's enumerated power to establish post offices under Article I, Section 8, Clause 7, and it does not implicate any other constitutional provision.
Article I, Section 8, Clause 7
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The five checks
Enumerated powers · passes
Congress has the explicit power to establish post offices under Article I, Section 8, Clause 7. Naming a 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 liberty, property, speech, labor, or belief. It merely names a government building and has no effect on individual conduct.
Decentralization · passes
The action is a federal naming decision, but it does not consolidate decision-making in a way that affects governance. It is a minor administrative act that does not preempt state or local authority, and it does not fail any of the four questions.
Due process and takings · passes
The bill does not deprive anyone of life, liberty, or property, nor does it take property without just compensation. It does not affect any legal rights or procedures.
Provenance
- Congress.gov: HR 9026 summary · fetched 2026-10-09 · official page ↗
Version history · never overwritten
| Grade | Graded | Rubric | Source hash | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A · #607 | 2026-10-11 | vfa-constitutional-grade/1.0 | 1c825b93236c | current |
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Values for America. “Constitutional grade: H.R. 9026, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 80 Atlantic Avenue in Oceanside, New York, as the "Detective Luis G. Alvarez Post Office"..” VFA Constitution Index, grade 607 (rubric vfa-constitutional-grade/1.0), graded October 11, 2026. https://www.valuesforamerica.com/constitution-index/grades/607. Accessed 2026-10-19.
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