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The bill permanently honors Staff Sergeant Jose Dueñez Jr. and updates federal records to reflect that name, providing symbolic recognition and clearer official references while imposing minor administrative costs and risking local disagreement over the choice.
Residents of the U.S. territories and the local community will have a lasting public honor: the federal building will be renamed for Staff Sergeant Jose Dueñez Jr., and federal maps and documents will be updated to use that name, preserving local memory and reducing future confusion about the facility's identity.
Taxpayers and administrators will incur small administrative costs and staff time to change signage, maps, and official records to reflect the new name, with no direct policy or budgetary benefit to residents.
Local residents or stakeholders who preferred a different honoree may be dissatisfied because the naming decision is effectively permanent unless Congress acts again to change it.
Based on analysis of 1 section of legislative text.
Renames the Plainfield, Illinois USPS facility at 14855 South Van Dyke Road as the "Staff Sergeant Jose Dueñez Jr. Post Office Building" and updates federal references accordingly.
Designates the United States Postal Service facility at 14855 South Van Dyke Road in Plainfield, Illinois, as the "Staff Sergeant Jose Dueñez Jr. Post Office Building." It also states that any federal references to that facility will use the new name in laws, maps, regulations, documents, and records.
Official title: 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".
Introduced November 12, 2025 by Lauren Underwood · Last progress April 15, 2026