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Calendar No. 578
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3175
To establish a pilot program for ZIP Code boundary changes, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 18, 2025
Mr. Lankford (for himself and Ms. Ernst) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs
September 14, 2026
Reported by Mr. Paul, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To establish a pilot program for ZIP Code boundary changes, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Community Involvement in
Zone Improvement Plans Act of 2025'' or the ``CIPZIP Act of
2025''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. PILOT POSTAL SERVICE PROGRAM FOR ZIP CODE BOUNDARY
CHANGES.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
title 39, United States Code, the United States Postal Service
(referred to in this section as the ``Postal Service'') shall establish
a pilot program through which the Postal Service may consider entering
into an agreement with an agency of a State government, local
government, or Tribal government to receive money, property, or
services to defray part or all of the net costs, if any, in conjunction
with a request for a ZIP code boundary change or realignment.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Denial of ZIP Code Boundary Change or Realignment
Requests.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--If the Postal Service denies a
request from a State government, local government, or Tribal
government for a ZIP code boundary change or realignment on the
basis of a net cost to the Postal Service, the Postal Service
shall--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) notify the requestor in writing of the
existence of the program established under subsection
(a);</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) provide the requestor with an estimate
of the net cost to the Postal Service of the
implementation of the request;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) allow not less than 30 days for the
requestor to propose an agreement meeting the
requirements of the pilot program established under
subsection (a); and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) give due consideration to a proposed
agreement under subparagraph (C).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Cost as only dispositive factor for a
denial.--If a net cost to the Postal Service is the only
dispositive factor in a denial of a request under paragraph
(1), and the requestor is able to defray that cost under an
agreement described in subsection (a), the Postal Service shall
accept the agreement and grant the request.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Reports.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Annual reports.--Not later than 360 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
Postal Regulatory Commission shall submit to the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House
of Representatives a report on the pilot program under
subsection (a), including--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) the number of requests the United
States Postal Service has received for a ZIP code
boundary change or realignment, including the number of
requests granted and denied;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) the number of agreements entered into
under the pilot program established under subsection
(a), and with respect to each such agreement, the total
value of the costs defrayed; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) with respect to each denial of a
request for a ZIP code boundary change or realignment--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) whether a notification was
provided pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(A);
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) the estimated net cost
provided pursuant to subsection
(b)(1)(B).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) By member request.--The Postal Service shall
submit to any Member of Congress, upon request, a report of the
factors contributing to the denial of a request from a State
government, local government, or Tribal government for a ZIP
code boundary change or realignment.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Sunset.--The pilot program established under this
section shall terminate on the date that is 7 years after the date of
enactment of this Act.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Community Involvement and
Partnership in Zone Improvement Plans Act of 2025'' or the ``CIPZIP Act
of 2025''.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY-PROPOSED ZIP CODE MODIFICATION PROCESS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Financial costs.--The term ``financial costs'' means
the direct and indirect costs imposed on the Postal Service
attributable to implementing a ZIP code modification through
reliably identified causal relationships.
(2) Local government.--The term ``local government'' has
the meaning given that term in section 3702 of title 39, United
States Code.
(3) Postal service.--The term ``Postal Service'' means the
United States Postal Service.
(4) ZIP code.--The term ``ZIP code'' means the multi-digit
nationwide standardized mail code used to identify delivery
areas for postal operations that the Postal Service has
developed and maintained under the Zone Improvement Plan.
(b) ZIP Code Modification Requests.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Postal Service shall establish and
make public an administrative process for considering State,
local, and Tribal government requests to modify a ZIP code for
an area subject to their jurisdiction by--
(A) amending or altering existing ZIP code
boundaries; or
(B) establishing new ZIP codes.
(2) Process.--
(A) Criteria.--The administrative process
established under paragraph (1) shall include criteria
for the consideration of each request to modify a ZIP
code that must include--
(i) the feasibility and impact of the
requested ZIP code modification on the
operations and network, including mail service;
(ii) financial costs to the Postal Service;
and
(iii) an assessment of the foreseeable need
for future changes to mailing addresses.
(B) Decisions.--The administrative process
established under paragraph (1) shall--
(i) permit the Postal Service to consider
any ZIP code modification and to implement the
appropriate modification to a ZIP code; and
(ii) ensure that a State, local, or Tribal
government submitting a request to modify a ZIP
code is provided with a written rationale as
part of any denial of the request, including
whether financial costs to the Postal Service
was a factor and, if so, the estimated cost to
the Postal Service.
(C) Designated public contact.--The administrative
process established under paragraph (1) shall require
the Postal Service to designate a specific individual
who shall act as the point of contact for a State,
local, or Tribal government submitting a request to
modify a ZIP code.
(D) Resubmission.--The administrative process
established under paragraph (1) shall--
(i) prohibit a State, local, or Tribal
government from submitting an identical or
substantially similar request to modify a ZIP
code for a period of 5 years from the date that
a denial of the original request is
communicated to the State, local, or Tribal
government;
(ii) not limit the ability of a State,
local, or Tribal government to submit an
alternative request to modify a ZIP code after
a denial of the original request; and
(iii) permit any State, local, or Tribal
government that was denied a requested ZIP code
modification during the 10-year period
immediately preceding the date of enactment of
this Act to resubmit such request, regardless
of whether the request is substantially the
same as the denied original request.
(E) Appeals.--Should a request to modify a ZIP code
be denied, the administrative process under paragraph
(1) shall--
(i) include procedures for an appeals
process for the State, local, or Tribal
government submitting the request;
(ii) require any appeal to be submitted on
or before the date that is 45 days after the
issuance of the denial of the request; and
(iii) only allow 1 appeal per request.
SEC. 3. PILOT POSTAL SERVICE PROGRAM FOR ZIP CODE BOUNDARY CHANGES.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any provision of title 39, United
States Code, the United States Postal Service (referred to in this
section as the ``Postal Service'') shall establish a pilot program
through which the Postal Service may consider entering into an
agreement with an agency of a State government, local government, or
Tribal government to receive money, property, or services to defray
part or all of the net costs, if any, in conjunction with a request for
a ZIP code boundary change or realignment.
(b) Denial of ZIP Code Boundary Change or Realignment Requests.--
(1) In general.--If the Postal Service denies a request
from a State government, local government, or Tribal government
for a ZIP code boundary change or realignment on the basis of a
net cost to the Postal Service, the Postal Service shall--
(A) notify the requestor in writing of the
existence of the program established under subsection
(a);
(B) provide the requestor with an estimate of the
net cost to the Postal Service of the implementation of
the request;
(C) allow not less than 30 days for the requestor
to propose an agreement meeting the requirements of the
pilot program established under subsection (a); and
(D) give due consideration to a proposed agreement
under subparagraph (C).
(2) Cost as only dispositive factor for a denial.--If a net
cost to the Postal Service is the only dispositive factor in a
denial of a request under paragraph (1), and the requestor is
able to defray that cost under an agreement described in
subsection (a), the Postal Service shall accept the agreement
and grant the request.
(c) Reports.--
(1) Annual reports.--Not later than 360 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Postal
Regulatory Commission shall submit to the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of
Representatives a report on the pilot program under subsection
(a), including--
(A) the number of requests the Postal Service has
received for a ZIP code boundary change or realignment,
including the number of requests granted and denied;
(B) the number of agreements entered into under the
pilot program established under subsection (a), and
with respect to each such agreement, the total value of
the costs defrayed; and
(C) with respect to each denial of a request for a
ZIP code boundary change or realignment--
(i) whether a notification was provided
pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(A); and
(ii) the estimated net cost provided
pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(B).
(2) By member request.--The Postal Service shall submit to
any Member of Congress, upon request, a report of the factors
contributing to the denial of a request from a State
government, local government, or Tribal government for a ZIP
code boundary change or realignment.
(d) Sunset.--The pilot program established under this section shall
terminate on the date that is 7 years after the date of enactment of
this Act.
SEC. 4. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.
Except that the United States Postal Service shall establish and
maintain an administrative process for requests to modify a ZIP code
under section 2 and establish a pilot program for entering into certain
agreements under section 3, nothing in this Act shall be construed to
diminish the authority of the United States Postal Service as provided
by law, including to provide for the collection, handling,
transportation, delivery, or disposition of mail or provide post
offices, postal facilities, and equipment as it determines to be
necessary.
Calendar No. 578
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3175
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To establish a pilot program for ZIP Code boundary changes, and for
other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
September 14, 2026
Reported with an amendment