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S. 2961
U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee
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.txt119 S2961 IS: To direct the United States Postal Service to designate single, unique ZIP Codes for certain communities, and for other purposes.U.S. Senate2025-10-01text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.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 BILLTo 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 communitiesNot 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.
- Introduced2025-10-01
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Conference
- To President
- 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.

Sen. · R–IN · Sponsor
Introduced Oct 1, 2025

Sen. · D–CO · Co-sponsor
Joined Oct 1, 2025 · Original

Sen. · D–CO · Co-sponsor
Joined Oct 1, 2025 · Original

Sen. · R–OK · Co-sponsor
Joined Oct 1, 2025 · Original

Sen. · R–SC · Co-sponsor
Joined Oct 29, 2025
Committees
S. 2961 went before 1 committee: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Actions
S. 2961 has taken 2 actions since Oct 1, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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.
| Client | Business | State | Firms | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL ZIP CODE ADVOCACY COALITION (INFORMAL COALITION) | Coalition | California | 1 | 3 | $110K |
| CITY OF FORT MYERS, FLORIDA | Municipality | Florida | 1 | 2 | $40K |
Firms
Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.
| Registrant | Clients | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES | 2 | 5 | $150K |
Lobbyists
Named on the filings that cite the bill.
| Lobbyist | Firms | Clients | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRY GLENN | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| WILL SMITH | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| JAMES CRUM | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| MAGGIE MCGRANE | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| RODNEY EMERY | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| JOHN DOWD | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Filings
The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.
| Client | Registrant | Period | Reported | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL ZIP CODE ADVOCACY COALITION (INFORMAL COALITION) | VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES | 2026 second_quarter | $40K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL ZIP CODE ADVOCACY COALITION (INFORMAL COALITION) | VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES | 2026 first_quarter | $40K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL ZIP CODE ADVOCACY COALITION (INFORMAL COALITION) | VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES | 2025 fourth_quarter | $30K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| CITY OF FORT MYERS, FLORIDA | VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES | 2026 second_quarter | $20K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| CITY OF FORT MYERS, FLORIDA | VAN SCOYOC ASSOCIATES | 2026 first_quarter | $20K | 1st 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.txtSource: congress.gov · legiscan.com