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HR5773Passed House

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".

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Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-10-17
Introduced
16
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Raja Krishnamoorthi
Raja Krishnamoorthi
Democrat · IL · Representative
Votes with party: 97.4% (540 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/K000391

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (16)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Bill Foster (D-IL-11)Original· 2025-10-17
  • Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL-10)Original· 2025-10-17
  • Danny K. Davis (D-IL-7)Original· 2025-10-17
  • Darin LaHood (R-IL-16)Original· 2025-10-17
  • Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL-3)Original· 2025-10-17
  • Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17)Original· 2025-10-17
  • Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL-9)Original· 2025-10-17
  • Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL-4)Original· 2025-10-17
  • Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL-1)Original· 2025-10-17
  • Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14)Original· 2025-10-17
  • Mary E. Miller (R-IL-15)Original· 2025-10-17
  • Mike Bost (R-IL-12)Original· 2025-10-17
  • Mike Quigley (D-IL-5)Original· 2025-10-17
  • Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13)Original· 2025-10-17
  • Robin L. Kelly (D-IL-2)Original· 2025-10-17
  • Sean Casten (D-IL-6)Original· 2025-10-17

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

2026-04-15

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsReferred To · 2026-04-15
  • House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformMarkup By · 2025-12-02

Previously

  • Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2026-04-15
  • Oversight and Government Reform CommitteeMarkup By · 2025-12-02
  • Oversight and Government Reform CommitteeReferred To · 2025-10-17
  • House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformReferred To · 2025-10-17

Plain-English Summary

This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service at 1300 East Northwest Highway in Palatine, Illinois, as the "Bernie Bluestein Post Office Building".

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Government Operations and Politics

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5773 Engrossed in House (EH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5773 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT 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''. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. BERNIE BLUESTEIN POST OFFICE BUILDING. (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1300 East Northwest Highway in Palatine, Illinois, shall be known and designated as the ``Bernie Bluestein Post Office Building''. (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Bernie Bluestein Post Office Building''. Passed the House of Representatives April 14, 2026. Attest: Clerk. 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5773 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT 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''.
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