Bill orders postal service to give 80 towns their own ZIP Codes.
H.R. 10257 — To require the United States Postal Service to designate ZIP Codes for certain communities. · Filed by Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) · 10 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 3, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill requires the Postal Service to assign unique ZIP Codes to 80 named communities across 24 states. Each community must get its own postal code within one year. Right now, many of these communities share ZIP Codes with nearby areas.
Who it affects
Residents of the 80 named communities may get clearer postal addresses. The Postal Service must create and manage the new ZIP Codes.
One thing to notice
The bill names specific towns but does not explain why these 80 communities need their own ZIP Codes. Most named communities are in the home states of the bill's sponsors.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
10 cosponsors: 7 Republicans, 3 Democrats.
- Sep 3, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 3, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- ZIP Codes — Numbers the Postal Service uses to sort and deliver mail to the right areas.
- Postal Service — The government agency that delivers mail to homes and businesses.
- communities — Towns, villages, or neighborhoods where people live.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,281 characters) on Sep 5, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-22.
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