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S3175119th CongressWALLET

CIPZIP Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Lankford, James [R-OK]

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Summary

This bill would create a formal pathway for community-driven ZIP code boundary changes and a USPS pilot to let governments help cover the costs. It sets timelines, criteria, and appeal rights so State, local, and Tribal governments get clearer decisions on feasibility and cost when seeking ZIP code changes.

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  • State, local, and Tribal governments would be able to submit requests through an administrative process the Postal Service must publish within 180 days. Denials must include a written rationale and the process would limit identical resubmissions.
  • The Postal Service would be required to weigh operational feasibility and direct and indirect financial costs when reviewing requests. USPS may enter pilot agreements to accept money, property, or services to defray net costs and must accept an agreement if net costs are the sole reason for denial and the requester can cover them.
  • The Postal Regulatory Commission would report annually, beginning within 360 days, on requests and pilot agreements, and the pilot program would sunset after 7 years.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Local governments can fund ZIP changes

This bill would let the Postal Service run a pilot allowing State, local, and Tribal governments to give money, property, or services to cover USPS net costs for ZIP code boundary changes. The pilot would start on enactment and end 7 years later. If USPS denies a request because of net costs, it would have to notify the requester, give an estimated net cost, and allow at least 30 days to propose an agreement. If net cost was the only reason for denial and the requester offers an agreement that covers the net cost, USPS would have to accept it and grant the request. This could let communities get ZIP changes they could not before, but it could also shift implementation costs to local governments and possibly to residents.

Formal ZIP code request process

This bill would require the Postal Service to publish a formal process within 180 days for State, local, and Tribal governments to request ZIP code boundary changes or new ZIP codes. The process would check feasibility and mail-service impacts, financial costs to USPS, and foreseeable future address needs. USPS would name a public point of contact and must give a written reason for any denial, saying whether costs were a factor and listing USPS's estimated net cost. Identical or substantially similar requests could not be resubmitted for 5 years, though some denials from the 10 years before enactment could be resubmitted. The process would allow one appeal per request filed within 45 days of denial.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Lankford, James [R-OK]

OK • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]

    IA • R

    Sponsored 4/28/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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