2 versions

CosmeticWhat changed in REPORTED TO SENATEcompared with INTRODUCED IN SENATE (Dec 11, 2025)

Technical corrections only. The second version of the bill includes updates to its legislative status, noting it was reported by committee and assigned a calendar number. No substantive policy changes were made to the text of the bill itself.

S. 3444119th CongressIntroduced Dec 11, 2025

A bill 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".

Reported To SenateGovernment Operations and PoliticsNarrow

View bill text

Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Committees: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (primary)
Last action: Sep 14, 2026

This analysis was written for v1 (INTRODUCED IN SENATE, Dec 11, 2025). REPORTED TO SENATE changed too little to need its own, so it reuses that one rather than a rewrite. The differences between the two are summarized above. View v1

Bottom line

This bill renames a specific post office in Palatine, Illinois, to honor Bernie Bluestein.

What it actually does

This bill designates the United States Postal Service facility located at 1300 East Northwest Highway in Palatine, Illinois, as the "Bernie Bluestein Post Office Building." It further mandates that any official reference to this facility in U.S. law, maps, regulations, documents, or other records will automatically refer to the newly designated name.

Section 1(a)

Designation of Bernie Bluestein Post Office Building

prominently featuredstraightforward

This section formally renames the United States Postal Service facility situated at 1300 East Northwest Highway in Palatine, Illinois. Upon the enactment of this bill, the facility will officially be known as the "Bernie Bluestein Post Office Building." This act serves as a symbolic gesture, honoring an individual by permanently associating their name with a public federal building.

Section 1(b)

References to the Designated Facility

mentioned in summarystraightforward

This subsection ensures that all existing and future official documents, including laws, maps, regulations, and other records of the United States, that refer to the post office at 1300 East Northwest Highway in Palatine, Illinois, will automatically be interpreted as referring to the "Bernie Bluestein Post Office Building." This provision prevents any legal or administrative ambiguity regarding the facility's identity following its renaming.

About this analysis. AI-Generated from the official bill text and available committee reports. Gaps in available data are noted explicitly. Verify important details with the official Congress.gov record.

CosmeticWhat changed in REPORTED TO SENATEcompared with INTRODUCED IN SENATE (Dec 11, 2025)

S. 3444119th CongressIntroduced Dec 11, 2025

A bill 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".

Reported To SenateGovernment Operations and PoliticsNarrow

View bill text

Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Committees: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (primary)
Last action: Sep 14, 2026

Bottom line

This bill renames a specific post office in Palatine, Illinois, to honor Bernie Bluestein.

What it actually does

Section 1(a)

Designation of Bernie Bluestein Post Office Building

prominently featuredstraightforward

Section 1(b)

References to the Designated Facility

mentioned in summarystraightforward