Illinois post office renamed to honor Staff Sergeant Jose Dueñez Jr.
H.R. 6020 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14855 South Van Dyke Road in Plainfield, Illinois, as the "Staff Sergeant Jose Dueñez Jr. Post Office Building". · Filed by Lauren Underwood (D-IL) · 16 cosponsors · Introduced Nov 12, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill renames a U.S. Postal Service building in Plainfield, Illinois. The building will now be called the Staff Sergeant Jose Dueñez Jr. Post Office Building.
Who it affects
This is a name change for one postal building. People who use this post office will see the new name on the building.
Where it stands
16 cosponsors: 13 Democrats, 3 Republicans.
- Nov 12, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Nov 12, 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”
- Feb 4, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Feb 4, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote”
- 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 H2852)”
- Apr 14, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Gill (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”
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Words to know
- U.S. Postal Service — The government agency that delivers mail to homes and businesses.
- Staff Sergeant — A military rank for someone who has served in the armed forces.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,446 characters) on Jul 10, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,938 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 2026-11-05.
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