A bill to require the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP Code for particular communities, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-s-278
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-02-07
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Florida

Postal service
Latest action: action_date: 2023-02-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-02-07
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), by 270 days after its enactment, to designate a single, unique ZIP code for each of</p> <ul> <li>Ocoee, Florida;</li> <li>Miami Lakes, Florida; </li> <li> Oakland, Florida; </li> <li> Estero, Florida;</li> <li>The Villages, Florida; and</li> <li>Hollywood, Florida.</li> </ul> <p>The USPS, by 270 days after the bill's enactment, must modify the boundaries of ZIP codes 33971 and 33905 so that any area within ZIP code 33971 as of the date of this bill's enactment that is within the city of Fort Myers, Florida, is redesignated as being within ZIP code 33905.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 278 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 7, 2023 Mr. Rubio (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To require the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP Code for particular communities, and for other purposes.

1. ZIP Codes (a) Single, unique ZIP Code for particular 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, as nearly as practicable, each of the following communities: (1) Ocoee, Florida. (2) Miami Lakes, Florida. (3) Oakland, Florida. (4) Village of Estero, Florida. (5) The Villages, Florida. (6) Hollywood, Florida. (b) Modification of ZIP Code boundaries Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the United States Postal Service shall modify the boundaries of ZIP Codes 33971 and 33905 so that any area within ZIP Code 33971 as of the date of enactment of this Act that is within the city of Fort Myers, Florida is redesignated as being within ZIP Code 33905.