Constitution Index · H.R. 7809 · 2026-03-04

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 East Grant Avenue in Georgetown, Ohio, as the "Ulysses S. Grant Post Office Building".

Latest official status (2026-09-14): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 615.

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Constitutional grade

A

Constitutional

This bill merely names a federal post office building after a historical figure. It involves no exercise of coercive power, no restriction on rights, and no transfer of authority. The action falls squarely within Congress's enumerated power to establish post offices under Article I, Section 8, Clause 7, and does not implicate any constitutional prohibition.

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 power, akin to managing federal property. There is no overreach because the action is directly tied to the postal system.

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. It imposes no obligation or prohibition on any person. No amendment in the Bill of Rights is implicated.

Individual liberty · passes

The bill restricts no individual's use of person, property, speech, labor, or belief. It merely designates a name for a government building. There is no burden on the individual, and no compelling justification is needed because no restriction exists.

Decentralization · passes

The action is a federal housekeeping matter regarding a federal facility. It does not consolidate decision-making upward in any meaningful way; the naming of a federal building is inherently a federal function. The four-question test is satisfied because the action is purely administrative and does not preempt or override state or local authority.

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. It involves no adjudicative process, no penalty, and no confiscation. Procedural and substantive due process are not implicated.

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