U.S. Constitution · Article I, Section 8, Clause 7
Postal Clause
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Also known as: Postal Clause
Live in the VFA record
Cited in 6 SI Solutions, 38 grades and 7 Think Tank ideas this month.
58 public items cite this provision · 51 in October 2026 (last month: 0)
Citations per week, last 12 weeks
The text
To establish Post Offices and post Roads;
National Archives transcription (public domain; original spelling and capitalization). archives.gov
SI explainer
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Cited in the VFA record
“Where this provision is cited”
SI Solutions (11)
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Detective Allan Reddins Post Office Honor with Cost Cap and Review
2026-10-16
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Detective Allan Reddins Post Office Designation with Cost Cap and Oversight
2026-10-15
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Eugene Gates Jr. Post Office Designation with Cost Cap and Review
2026-10-15
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Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Post Office Designation with Cost Cap and Oversight
2026-10-12
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Honorary Naming of the Gil Whitney Post Office in Xenia, Ohio, With Cost Cap
2026-10-12
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Colonel Edward Shames Post Office Designation with Cost Cap and Oversight
2026-10-12
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Organized Mail Theft Prevention and Sentencing Reform Act
2026-08-23
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Mary Kageyama Nomura Post Office Building Designation Act of 2025
2026-08-21
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Post Office Naming Enhancement Act of 2025
2026-06-11
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Enumerated Infrastructure and Housing Assistance Act of 2027
2026-06-07
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Targeted Resilient Transport Demo Grants Act
2026-05-14
grades (38)
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H.R. 10299: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 83 East Park Street in Alamo, Tennessee, as the "Kenneth Nolen Davis Post Office".
2026-10-17 · Grade A (Constitutional)
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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".
2026-10-17 · Grade A (Constitutional)
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S. 4830: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 86-014 Farrington Highway in Waianae, Hawaii, as the "United States Representative Colleen Hanabusa Post Office
2026-10-14 · Grade A (Constitutional)
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S. 4745: A bill 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".
2026-10-14 · Grade A (Constitutional)
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H.R. 8999: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 324 Washington Avenue, Suite 1 in Grand Haven, Michigan, as the "Ell Thomas Simantz Post Office Building".
2026-10-14 · Grade A (Constitutional)
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S. 4623: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12109 New Kent Highway in New Kent, Virginia, as the "Patricia Paige Post Office".
2026-10-14 · Grade A (Constitutional)
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H.R. 8945: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 86-014 Farrington Highway in Wai'anae, Hawai'i, as the "U.S. Representative Colleen Hanabusa Post Office Building".
2026-10-14 · Grade A (Constitutional)
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S. 4523: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 111 South Tremont Street in Tremonton, Utah, as the "Sorensen-Estrada Post Office".
2026-10-14 · Grade A (Constitutional)
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H.R. 8419: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3255 Northwest 94th Avenue in Coral Springs, Florida, as the "Nancy Metayer Post Office Building".
2026-10-14 · Grade A (Constitutional)
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H.R. 8326: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Drive in Willingboro, New Jersey, as the "James A. Cotten Post Office".
2026-10-14 · Grade A (Constitutional)
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S. 4052: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 203 North Clay Street in Marshfield, Missouri, shall be known and designated as the "Edwin P. Hubble Post Offic
2026-10-14 · Grade A (Constitutional)
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S. 5241: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 1st Avenue Southeast in Austin, Minnesota, as the "John Madden Memorial Post Office".
2026-10-14 · Grade A (Constitutional)
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H.R. 9905: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 114 John Street in New York, New York, as the "Jack Greenberg Post Office".
2026-10-14 · Grade A (Constitutional)
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H.R. 9929: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4640 Cass Street in San Diego, California, as the "Mary Wilding Memorial Post Office Building".
2026-10-14 · Grade A (Constitutional)
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H.R. 10114: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15642 Sand Canyon Avenue in Irvine, California, as the "Mary Kageyama Nomura Post Office Building".
2026-10-14 · Grade A (Constitutional)
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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".
2026-10-14 · Grade A (Constitutional)
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H.R. 8193: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 189 East Main Street in Xenia, Ohio, as the "Gil Whitney Post Office Building".
2026-10-14 · Grade A (Constitutional)
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H.R. 6006: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 401 North Elm Street in Tuskegee, Alabama, as the "Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Post Office".
2026-10-14 · Grade A (Constitutional)
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H.R. 10429: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 901 Lake Street in Oak Park, Illinois, as the "Detective Allan Reddins Post Office Building".
2026-10-14 · Grade A (Constitutional)
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S. 5416: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 901 Lake Street in Oak Park, Illinois, as the "Detective Allan Reddins Post Office Building".
2026-10-14 · Grade A (Constitutional)
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H.R. 10296: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4650 East Rosedale Street in Fort Worth, Texas, as the "Dionne Phillips Bagsby Post Office Building".
2026-10-14 · Grade A (Constitutional)
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H.R. 10279: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9995 Southeast Federal Highway in Hobe Sound, Florida, as the "Special Operations Chief Petty Officer Aaron Carson
2026-10-14 · Grade A (Constitutional)
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Executive Order 14399: Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections
2026-10-14 · Grade F (Direct violation)
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H.R. 7022: Mystic Alerts Act
2026-10-13 · Grade A (Constitutional)
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S. 917: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 620 East Pecan Boulevard in McAllen, Texas, as the "Agent Raul H. Gonzalez Jr. Memorial Post Office".
2026-10-11 · Grade A (Constitutional)
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Think Tank ideas (7)
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VFA Proposal for Honorary Postal Facility Designations with Clear Limits
2026-10-18
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VFA Proposal for Honorary Postal Facility Designations
2026-10-18
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VFA Proposal: Honorary Postal Facility Naming Under the Postal Power
2026-10-18
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VFA Proposal: Memorial Designation Standard for Named Postal Facilities
2026-10-18
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VFA Proposal for Honorary Postal Facility Designation With Federal Reference Updates
2026-10-17
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VFA Proposal: Honor Local Service Through Named Post Office Buildings
2026-10-16
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VFA Proposal Would Honor Service Through Federal Post Office Names
2026-10-16
roll-call votes (2)
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Values for America Constitution Explorer, https://www.valuesforamerica.com/constitution (text: National Archives transcription, public domain), Article I, Section 8, Clause 7, https://www.valuesforamerica.com/constitution/article-1/section-8/clause-7
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