Congress picks 66 towns to get their own ZIP Codes.

What it does

The bill tells the Postal Service to give 66 named communities their own ZIP Codes within 270 days. Right now, many of these towns share ZIP Codes with nearby areas. Each town will get a unique ZIP Code. This helps mail get delivered to the right place.

Who it affects

People and businesses in the 66 named communities will get their own ZIP Codes. This may help mail get delivered faster.

One thing to notice

The bill names 66 specific towns but does not say why these towns were picked.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

33 cosponsors: 22 Republicans, 11 Democrats.

• Apr 30, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Apr 30, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform”
• May 21, 2025 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
• May 21, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 20”
• Jul 21, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required)…”
• Jul 21, 2025 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Comer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

3 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 4 reports from Dec 2025 to Jun 2026.

Those reports show $110,000 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 6 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 61% of bills with any report.

Lauren Boebert, who sponsored the bill, received $134,610 from PACs for the 2026 election.

• National Zip Code Advocacy Coalition (informal Coalition) — $70,000 in 2 reports
• City of Deerfield Beach — $20,000 in 1 report
• City of Fort Myers, Florida — $20,000 in 1 report

Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.

Words to know

• ZIP Code — A number the Postal Service uses to sort and deliver mail.
• Postal Service — The government agency that delivers mail to homes and businesses.
• communities — Towns or neighborhoods where people live and work.
• lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.
• PACs — Groups that collect money and give it to candidates for office.
• sponsored — To sponsor a bill is to introduce it in Congress and put your name on it.