Wisconsin post office building renamed to honor Master Sergeant Melvin O. Handrich
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
Your members of Congress
Enter a ZIP to see where your representative and both senators stood on this bill.
Looked up on this device — your ZIP is never stored on our servers.
What it does
This bill renames a post office building in Waupaca, Wisconsin. The building is at 306 South Main Street. It will now be called the Master Sergeant Melvin O. Handrich Post Office Building. The government will use this new name.
Who it affects
People who use the post office in Waupaca will see the new name. The post office will work the same way.
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”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- post office — A government building where people mail letters and packages.
- Master Sergeant — A high rank in the military.
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 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.
“Wisconsin post office building renamed to honor Master Sergeant Melvin O. Handrich” QuorumCivic. https://share.quorumcivic.app/bill/119/hr5831/simple Report an error