Constitution Index · H.R. 7365 · 2026-02-04
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1225 Kempsville Road in Virginia Beach, Virginia, as the "Colonel Edward Shames Post Office Building".
Latest official status (2026-09-17): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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 does not implicate any constitutional concerns.
Article I, Section 8, Clause 7
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The five checks
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, jury rights, cruel and unusual punishment, unenumerated rights, or reserved powers. It is purely a naming designation with no impact on any enumerated right.
Individual liberty · passes
The bill imposes no restrictions on personal liberty, property, speech, labor, or belief. It merely names a government building and does not burden any individual's freedom.
Decentralization · passes
The action is a federal naming decision for a federal facility, which is inherently a federal matter. 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 involve any policy that could be handled at a lower level.
Due process and takings · passes
The bill does not deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, nor does it take property without just compensation. It is a ceremonial designation with no legal effect on any individual's rights.
Provenance
- Congress.gov: HR 7365 summary · fetched 2026-10-09 · official page ↗
Version history · never overwritten
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| A · #620 | 2026-10-11 | vfa-constitutional-grade/1.0 | 497046af59c5 | current |
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