H.R. 3095 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
To direct the United States Postal Service to designate single, unique ZIP Codes for certain communities, and for other purposes.
Cosponsors: 33 (11 D, 22 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-11
Introduced: 2025-04-30
Latest action (2025-07-22): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
What H.R. 3095 does, in plain terms
This bill requires the U.S Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP Code for each of the following 74 communities: Canyon Lake, California Eastvale, California Hidden Hills, California Industry, California North Tustin, California Tehachapi, California Castle Pines, Colorado Centennial, Colorado Cherry Hills Village, Colorado Greenwood Village, Colorado Highlands Ranch, Colorado Keystone, Colorado Lone Tree, Colorado Mountain Village, Colorado Mt Crested Butte, Colorado Severance, Colorado Silver Cliff, Colorado Sterling Ranch, Colorado Superior, Colorado Telluride, Colorado Scotland, Connecticut Estero, Florida Ft Myers, Florida Hollywood, Florida Oakland Park, Florida Lighthouse Point, Florida Coconut Creek, Florida Parkland, Florida Deerfield Beach, Florida Wilton Manors, Florida Burr Ridge, Illinois Carmel, Indiana Noblesville, Indiana Westfield, Indiana Zionsville, Indiana Urbandale, Iowa Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Montz, Louisiana Springwater Township, Minnesota Grass Valley, Nevada Swanzey, New Hampshire Kinnelon, New Jersey Mendham Township, New Jersey Flanders, New York Glendale, New York Riverside, New York Pendelton, New York Northampton, New York Harnett County, North Carolina Weddington, North Carolina Goose Creek, South Carolina Fairview, Texas Fate, Texas Heath, Texas Murphy, Texas Northlake, Texas Parker, Texas Sargent, Texas Fairlawn, Virginia Caledonia, Wisconsin Franklin, Wisconsin Glendale, Wisconsin Greenfield, Wisconsin Village of Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin Village of Somers, Wisconsin Village of Harrison, Wisconsin Mills, Wyoming Hochatown, Oklahoma North Enid, Oklahoma Green, Ohio Rochester, Wisconsin Quartzite Township, Minnesota Frederick, Colorado Camargo, Kentucky
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
Constitution Index
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Constitutionally sound
Graded 2026-10-10
SI-generated grade · five published checks · not individually reviewed by a person · methodology
This bill directs the United States Postal Service to assign unique ZIP Codes to specific communities. It is a routine administrative matter within the federal government's enumerated postal powers, does not infringe on any constitutional rights, and does not raise due process or takings concerns. The action is appropriately federal because the Postal Service is a federal entity, and the bill does not consolidate power beyond what is necessary for postal administration.
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✓ Passes · Enumerated powers
Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 grants Congress the power to 'establish Post Offices and post Roads.' Directing the Postal Service to designate ZIP Codes is a direct exercise of this enumerated power. The bill does not exceed this authority; it merely specifies how the postal system should operate in certain communities. -
✓ Passes · Bill of Rights
The bill does not implicate any of the first ten amendments. It does not affect speech, religion, assembly, press, petition, arms, quartering, search and seizure, self-incrimination, due process, takings, trial rights, jury rights, cruel and unusual punishment, unenumerated rights, or reserved powers. It is purely administrative. -
✓ Passes · Individual sovereignty
The bill does not restrict any individual's use of their person, property, speech, labor, or belief. It merely assigns postal codes to communities, which is a governmental function that does not burden individual freedom. No compelling justification is needed because no restriction is imposed. -
✓ Passes · Decentralization
The four-question test: (1) Individuals and families cannot assign ZIP Codes themselves; this is inherently a governmental function. (2) Local communities cannot assign ZIP Codes without federal involvement because ZIP Codes are part of the federal postal system. (3) States cannot assign ZIP Codes because the Postal Service is a federal entity. (4) The action does not consolidate decision-making u… -
✓ Passes · Due process and takings
The bill does not deprive anyone of life, liberty, or property without due process. It does not take private property for public use without just compensation. It is a ministerial directive to the Postal Service and does not affect any individual's legal rights or property interests.
Sources: Congress.gov: HR 3095 summary
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