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H.R. 5831

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

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, was introduced in the House on Oct 24, 2025 by Rep. Tony Wied (R) with 7 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Aug 6, 2026: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Record

Text

H.R. 5831 has 7 co-sponsors.

hb5831/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 5831 EH: 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”.
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
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 119th CONGRESS  2d Session
 H. R. 5831
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 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 .
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.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-10-24
  2. Passed House2026-04-14
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Oct 24, 2025

hb5831/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (10/24/2025)

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".

Sponsors

Rep. Tony Wied (R) sponsors H.R. 5831, and 7 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 5831 went before 2 committees: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Oversight and Government Reform.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Markup By · Aug 6, 2026 · 444 Bills
Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform
Markup By · Dec 2, 2025 · 696 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5831 has taken 12 actions since Oct 24, 2025, the latest on Aug 6, 2026.

ChamberAction
Aug 6, 2026
Senate
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Apr 15, 2026
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Apr 14, 202616:25
House
Mr. Gill (TX) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Apr 14, 202616:25
House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2855-2856)
Apr 14, 202616:25
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5831.

Votes

H.R. 5831 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 5831, as Cross-Congress related bill.

Titles

H.R. 5831 goes by 4 titles.

  • 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. — Display Title
  • 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". — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • 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. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • 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". — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 2 estimates for H.R. 5831, the latest on Aug 12, 2026.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5831 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5831’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hr5831/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 5831 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Congressional tributes to Wisconsin.

hr5831/subjects.txt
Congressional tributesGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyPostal serviceWisconsin

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 5831, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 177 (Friday, October 24, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WIED:H.R. 5831.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H4554]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com