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S. 2961

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Summary

S. 2961, a bill to direct the United States Postal Service to designate single, unique ZIP Codes for certain communities, and for other purposes, was introduced in the Senate on Oct 1, 2025 by Sen. Jim Banks (R) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs, and last saw action on Oct 1, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


Record

Text

S. 2961 has 4 co-sponsors.

sb2961/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S2961 IS: To direct the United States Postal Service to designate single, unique ZIP Codes for certain communities, and for other purposes.
U.S. Senate
2025-10-01
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II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2961 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 1, 2025 Mr. Banks (for himself, Mr. Bennet , Mr. Mullin , and Mr. Hickenlooper ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL
To direct the United States Postal Service to designate single, unique ZIP Codes for certain communities, and for other purposes.
1.
Single, unique zip codes for certain communities
Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the United States Postal Service shall designate a single, unique ZIP Code for each of the following communities:
(1)
Canyon Lake, California.
(2)
Hidden Hills, California.
(3)
Industry, California.
(4)
North Tustin, California.
(5)
Tehachapi, California.
(6)
Castle Pines, Colorado.
(7)
Centennial, Colorado.
(8)
Cherry Hills Village, Colorado.
(9)
Frederick, Colorado.
(10)
Greenwood Village, Colorado.
(11)
Highlands Ranch, Colorado.
(12)
Keystone, Colorado.
(13)
Lone Tree, Colorado.
(14)
Mountain Village, Colorado.
(15)
Severance, Colorado.
(16)
Silver Cliff, Colorado.
(17)
Sterling Ranch, Colorado.
(18)
Superior, Colorado.
(19)
Coconut Creek, Florida.
(20)
Deerfield Beach, Florida.
(21)
Hollywood, Florida.
(22)
Lighthouse Point, Florida.
(23)
Oakland Park, Florida.
(24)
Parkland, Florida.
(25)
Wilton Manors, Florida.
(26)
Burr Ridge, Illinois.
(27)
Carmel, Indiana.
(28)
Lawrence, Indiana.
(29)
Noblesville, Indiana.
(30)
Westfield, Indiana.
(31)
Zionsville, Indiana.
(32)
Camargo, Kentucky.
(33)
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
(34)
Montz, Louisiana.
(35)
Quartzite Township, Minnesota.
(36)
Springwater Township, Minnesota.
(37)
Grass Valley, Nevada.
(38)
Swanzey, New Hampshire.
(39)
Kinnelon, New Jersey.
(40)
Flanders, New York.
(41)
Glendale, New York.
(42)
Northampton, New York.
(43)
Pendleton, New York.
(44)
Riverside, New York.
(45)
Wheatfield, New York.
(46)
Harnett County, North Carolina.
(47)
Weddington, North Carolina.
(48)
Green, Ohio.
(49)
Hochatown, Oklahoma.
(50)
North Enid, Oklahoma.
(51)
Goose Creek, South Carolina.
(52)
Mauldin, South Carolina.
(53)
Fairview, Texas.
(54)
Fate, Texas.
(55)
Heath, Texas.
(56)
Josephine, Texas.
(57)
Murphy, Texas.
(58)
Northlake, Texas.
(59)
Parker, Texas.
(60)
Sargent, Texas.
(61)
Fairlawn, Virginia.
(62)
Caledonia, Wisconsin.
(63)
Franklin, Wisconsin.
(64)
Glendale, Wisconsin.
(65)
Greenfield, Wisconsin.
(66)
Village of Harrison, Wisconsin.
(67)
Village of Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin.
(68)
Village of Somers, Wisconsin.
(69)
Rochester, Wisconsin.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-10-01
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to direct the United States Postal Service to designate single, unique ZIP Codes for certain communities, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Jim Banks (R) sponsors S. 2961, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 2961 went before 1 committee: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Referred To · Oct 1, 2025 · 444 Bills

Actions

S. 2961 has taken 2 actions since Oct 1, 2025.

ChamberAction
Oct 1, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Oct 1, 2025
Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 2961 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 2961 goes by 2 titles.

  • A bill to direct the United States Postal Service to designate single, unique ZIP Codes for certain communities, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
  • A bill to direct the United States Postal Service to designate single, unique ZIP Codes for certain communities, and for other purposes. — Display Title

Lobbying

2 clients hired 1 firm and 6 registered lobbyists who named S. 2961 in 5 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Postal, Budget/Appropriations.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ZIP CODE ADVOCACY COALITION (INFORMAL COALITION)CoalitionCalifornia13$110K
CITY OF FORT MYERS, FLORIDAMunicipalityFlorida12$40K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES25$150K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
HARRY GLENN125
WILL SMITH125
JAMES CRUM124
MAGGIE MCGRANE124
RODNEY EMERY113
JOHN DOWD111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL ZIP CODE ADVOCACY COALITION (INFORMAL COALITION)VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES2026 second_quarter$40K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ZIP CODE ADVOCACY COALITION (INFORMAL COALITION)VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES2026 first_quarter$40K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ZIP CODE ADVOCACY COALITION (INFORMAL COALITION)VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES2025 fourth_quarter$30K4th Quarter - Report
CITY OF FORT MYERS, FLORIDAVAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES2026 second_quarter$20K2nd Quarter - Report
CITY OF FORT MYERS, FLORIDAVAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES2026 first_quarter$20K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2961 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2961’s is Government Operations and Politics.

s2961/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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