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HR5831Passed House

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".

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Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-10-24
Introduced
7
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Tony Wied
Tony Wied
Republican · WI · Representative
Votes with party: 95.9% (665 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/W000829

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (7)

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

  • Bryan Steil (R-WI-1)Original· 2025-10-24
  • Derrick Van Orden (R-WI-3)Original· 2025-10-24
  • Glenn Grothman (R-WI-6)Original· 2025-10-24
  • Gwen Moore (D-WI-4)Original· 2025-10-24
  • Mark Pocan (D-WI-2)Original· 2025-10-24
  • Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI-5)Original· 2025-10-24
  • Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI-7)Original· 2025-10-24

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 →

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 607.

2026-09-14

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsReported By · 2026-09-14
  • House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformMarkup By · 2025-12-02

Previously

  • Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsMarkup By · 2026-08-06
  • Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsReferred To · 2026-04-15
  • Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2026-04-15
  • Oversight and Government Reform CommitteeMarkup By · 2025-12-02
  • House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformReferred To · 2025-10-24

Plain-English Summary

This bill designates 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".

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

Subjects

Government Operations and Politics

Full Bill Text

Verbatim text published on Congress.gov via GovInfo. Use Cmd+F / Ctrl+F to search within this excerpt.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5831 Engrossed in House (EH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5831 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT 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''. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. MASTER SERGEANT MELVIN O. HANDRICH POST OFFICE BUILDING. (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 306 South Main Street in Waupaca, Wisconsin, shall be known and designated as the ``Master Sergeant Melvin O. Handrich 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 ``Master Sergeant Melvin O. Handrich Post Office Building''. Passed the House of Representatives April 14, 2026. Attest: Clerk. 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5831 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT 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''.
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