Illinois post office renamed to honor Bernie Bluestein
H.R. 5773 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service at 1300 East Northwest Highway in Palatine, Illinois, as the "Bernie Bluestein Post Office Building". · Filed by Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) · 16 cosponsors · Introduced Oct 17, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill renames a U.S. Postal Service facility in Palatine, Illinois to the 'Bernie Bluestein Post Office Building.' It is a commemorative designation with no financial cost, operational change, or impact on postal services. The bill benefits no one materially—it is purely a naming honor.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole function is to rename a postal facility in honor of Bernie Bluestein. It contains no substantive policy, appropriations, or operational provisions—only a designation and a directive that future references use the new name.
Who it affects
This is a routine commemorative designation with zero fiscal or operational impact on citizens. The naming of a public facility after a community figure is a standard, low-cost form of civic recognition that does not harm the public interest.
Named in the bill
United States Postal Service, Palatine, Illinois, Bernie Bluestein
Where it stands
16 cosponsors: 13 Democrats, 3 Republicans.
- Oct 17, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 17, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform”
- Dec 2, 2025 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Dec 2, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 2”
- Apr 14, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2851)”
- Apr 14, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Gill (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”
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How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,360 characters) on Jul 9, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
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As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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