Post office in Illinois gets a new name: 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 building in Palatine, Illinois. The building will be called the Bernie Bluestein Post Office Building. The change does not cost money. It does not change how the post office works.
Who it affects
People who use the post office in Palatine, Illinois are affected. The change does not harm them or help them.
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”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- U.S. Postal Service — The government agency that delivers mail to homes and businesses.
- renames — Gives something a new name.
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 14,522 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-21.
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