The CIPZIP Act of 2025 is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It has been sent to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs for review. No further actions are scheduled at this time, and the bill is considered active.
Legislative Progress
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Unlikely to pass
While this helps local communities, many bills about specific postal operations struggle to get enough attention to pass both chambers of Congress.
Key Points
This bill creates a seven-year test program that lets local, state, or Tribal governments pay the Postal Service to change ZIP Code boundaries. Currently, the Postal Service often denies these requests if they cost too much money to carry out.
If the Postal Service turns down a ZIP Code change only because of the cost, they must tell the local government exactly how much it would cost to fix. The local government then has at least 30 days to offer to pay that amount using their own money, property, or services.
If a local government agrees to cover the full cost of the change, the Postal Service is required to accept the deal and update the ZIP Code boundaries. This helps communities that feel their current ZIP Code does not match their actual location or causes problems with local services.
The Postal Service will have to send annual reports to Congress showing how many requests they received, how many were approved, and how much money local governments paid to make these changes happen.
Impact Analysis
Govbase has not yet run an impact analysis on this legislation.
Milestones
2 milestones2 actions
Nov 18, 2025Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Nov 18, 2025
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
No votes, news coverage, or related bills recorded for this bill yet.
Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
CIPZIP Act of 2025
Bill NumberS 3175
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
