Constitution Index · H.R. 10526 · 2026-09-21

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 501 West Memorial Drive in Muncie, Indiana, as the "Officer Blake A. Reynolds Post Office Building".

Latest official status (2026-09-21): Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Constitutional grade

A

Constitutional

This bill is a routine, non-controversial naming of a federal post office facility. It does not expand federal power, restrict rights, or implicate any constitutional concern. It falls squarely within Congress's enumerated authority over postal services under Article I, Section 8, Clause 7.

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 specific postal facility is a minor 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. No provision of the Bill of Rights is implicated.

Individual liberty · passes

The bill imposes no restrictions on individual conduct, property, speech, labor, or belief. It merely designates the name of a federal building, which does not burden any individual right.

Decentralization · passes

The action is purely federal in nature—naming a federal facility—and does not consolidate decision-making beyond the necessary level. It does not affect state or local authority, and no individual, local, or state alternative exists for naming a federal building.

Due process and takings · passes

The bill does not deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, nor does it take private property. It is a simple designation with no procedural or substantive due process implications.

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Values for America. “Constitutional grade: H.R. 10526, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 501 West Memorial Drive in Muncie, Indiana, as the "Officer Blake A. Reynolds Post Office Building"..” VFA Constitution Index, grade 894 (rubric vfa-constitutional-grade/1.0), graded October 14, 2026. https://www.valuesforamerica.com/constitution-index/grades/894. Accessed 2026-10-19.

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