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

Enumerated powers · passes

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.

Bill of Rights · passes

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.

Individual liberty · passes

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.

Decentralization · passes

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 upward beyond the minimum necessary; it is a federal function by constitutional design. The bill passes all four questions.

Due process and takings · passes

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.