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HR 5831 · in committee · symbolic

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 306 South Main Street in Waupaca, Wisconsin, as the "Master Sergeant Melvin O. Handrich Post Office Building".

What this bill does

  • The bill renames a U.S. Postal Service facility in Waupaca, Wisconsin after Master Sergeant Melvin O. Handrich.
  • This affects the local post office and honors a military service member.
  • The bill has no fiscal cost and takes effect upon passage.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    What criteria should Congress use to decide which military service members deserve to have federal buildings named after them?

  2. 02

    How does renaming a local post office building serve the community of Waupaca, Wisconsin beyond the honor itself?

  3. 03

    Should Congress spend time on individual facility naming bills, or would a streamlined process better serve legislative priorities?

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Sponsor · R-WI-8

Tony Wied

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Introduced 2026-04-15

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2026-04-15 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

  2. 2026-04-14 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2026-04-14 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2855)

  4. 2026-04-14 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2855)

  5. 2026-04-14 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5831.

  6. 2026-04-14 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2855-2856)

  7. 2026-04-14 · house · Floor

    Mr. Gill (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  8. 2025-12-02 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 2.

  9. 2025-12-02 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  10. 2025-10-24 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

  11. 2025-10-24 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  12. 2025-10-24 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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