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To require that any city that is completely surrounded by any other city must be assigned its own ZIP codes.
To require that any city that is completely surrounded by any other city must be assigned its own ZIP codes.
Summary
This bill requires that cities, towns, or municipalities with 5,000 or more residents that are completely surrounded by another city be assigned their own separate ZIP codes. Any ZIP code assigned to a surrounded city cannot also be assigned to areas outside that city. The requirement takes effect one year after the bill's enactment.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Horn, Stephen [R-CA-38] (R-CA)
1 cosponsor
Actions (4)
- Aug 17, 1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Service. · house
- Aug 7, 1998 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1608)
- Aug 6, 1998 Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. · house
- Aug 6, 1998 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 6, 1998
Mr. Horn introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To require that any city that is completely surrounded by any other city must be assigned its own ZIP codes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ZIP CODE REQUIREMENT.
(a) Requirement.—Effective 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, no ZIP code that is assigned to a city (or portion of a city) that is completely surrounded by any other city may also be assigned to any area outside of the city so surrounded.
(b) Definition.—For purposes of this section, the term “city” means any unit of general local government that is classified as a city, town, or municipality by the Bureau of the Census, and within the boundaries of which 5,000 or more individuals reside. <all>
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