Wisconsin post office renamed to honor fallen service member
H.R. 5831 — 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". · Filed by Tony Wied (R-WI) · 7 cosponsors · Introduced Oct 24, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill renames a post office building in Waupaca, Wisconsin, after Master Sergeant Melvin O. Handrich. The facility at 306 South Main Street will officially be called the 'Master Sergeant Melvin O. Handrich Post Office Building,' and all government references to it will use the new name.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole function is to rename a federal post office building in honor of a deceased military service member. This is routine commemorative legislation with no policy mechanism or regulatory effect.
Who it affects
This is a commemorative naming with no negative civic consequences. It honors a military service member and creates no restrictions, costs, or loss of rights for the public. The designation is purely symbolic and administrative.
Named in the bill
United States Postal Service, Waupaca, Wisconsin, Master Sergeant Melvin O. Handrich
Where it stands
7 cosponsors: 5 Republicans, 2 Democrats.
- Oct 24, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 24, 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 H2855)”
- 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 (1,448 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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