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HR 6846 115th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Florida Nevada New York State Postal service

To require the United States Postal Service to establish new ZIP codes, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 24, 2018 Introduced by: Diaz-Balart, Mario Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 27, 2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sep 26, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 26, 2018
Mr. Russell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Sep 26, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9080)
Sep 26, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6846.
Sep 26, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9080-9081)
Sep 26, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9080)
Sep 20, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Sep 20, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service, by 270 days after this bill's enactment, to designate a single, unique ZIP code for each of:

  • Miami Lakes, Florida;
  • Storey County, Nevada;
  • Flanders, Northampton, and Riverside in the Town of Southampton, New York;
  • Ocoee, Florida; and
  • Glendale, New York.
What's happening now September 27, 2018

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 756 Related bill Postal Service Reform Act of 2017
  • HR 6076 Related bill Postal Reform Act of 2018
  • HR 6113 Related bill To establish new ZIP codes for certain communities, and for other purposes.
 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
D
Meng, Grace
New York · Sep 24, 2018
Zeldin, Lee
· Sep 24, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6846: To require the United States Postal Service to establish new ZIP codes, and for other purposes.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6846/
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"H.R. 6846: To require the United States Postal Service to establish new ZIP codes, and for other purposes.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6846/.
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H.R. 6846, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6846/.
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