Congress mandates new ZIP Codes for eight communities nationwide

What it does

This bill requires the U.S. Postal Service to assign new, unique ZIP Codes to eight named communities across six states within 270 days of enactment. Each community currently either lacks a dedicated ZIP Code or shares one with other areas. The bill benefits residents and businesses in these communities by enabling more efficient mail delivery, clearer address identification, and potentially improved emergency services coordination.

Why we flagged it

The bill is a straightforward administrative mandate directing USPS to perform a routine postal function—assigning unique ZIP Codes to eight named communities. It contains no tax provisions, subsidies, or regulatory changes.

What the text implies

• Communities receiving new ZIP Codes may experience temporary mail delivery disruption during the transition period as postal systems update address databases.
• Businesses in these communities may need to update mailing addresses on official documents, websites, and customer records, creating short-term administrative burden.
• New ZIP Codes could affect property tax assessments, emergency service dispatch zones, or census tract boundaries if those systems are keyed to postal geography.

Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.

Who it affects

Residents of the eight named communities gain clearer postal identity and more efficient mail delivery. The mandate imposes a routine administrative task on USPS with no apparent cost to the public or restrictions on citizen rights.

Named in the bill

United States Postal Service (USPS), Eastvale, California, Scotland, Connecticut, Cooper City, Florida, Miami Lakes, Florida, Ocoee, Florida, Village of Estero, Florida, Urbandale, Iowa, Mills, Wyoming

Where it stands

13 cosponsors: 8 Republicans, 5 Democrats.

• Jan 23, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Jan 23, 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: 42 - 1”
• Jul 21, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3492)”
• 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

4 lobbying clients named this bill on 8 disclosure filings across 2 quarters, Dec 2025 to Jun 2026. Those filings disclosed $140,000 in lobbying spend. A filing names 6 bills on average, so that figure is what each filing reported, not a share belonging to this bill.

More lobbying clients named this bill than 72% of bills with at least one filing.

Mario Diaz-Balart, the sponsor, reported $924,784 in PAC receipts in the 2026 cycle.

• National Zip Code Advocacy Coalition (informal Coalition) — $70,000 on 2 filings
• City of Fort Myers, Florida — $40,000 on 2 filings
• City of Coconut Creek, Fl — $30,000 on 2 filings
• Nebraska Hospital Association — $0 on 2 filings

Lobbying Disclosure Act filings through Jul 20, 2026. A filing shows who paid to lobby on a bill it names, not what changed.