Bill Details
Status
Latest action
2025-01-09 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced Date
2025-01-09
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
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This bill would require the U.S. Postal Service to give Fairlawn, Virginia, its own unique ZIP Code. The main reason is that Fairlawn shares ZIP Codes with the nearby independent city of Radford, which can cause sales tax from online purchases to be assigned to the wrong place. Congress says Fairlawn should have its own ZIP Code so tax money is collected and distributed more accurately.
- Congress states that Virginia is different from other states because its cities are independent from counties, even when they are located inside county borders.
- The bill says Fairlawn, which is in Pulaski County, often has sales tax from online commerce misallocated to Radford because they use the same ZIP Codes.
- The Postal Service would have to create the new unique ZIP Code for Fairlawn within 180 days after the bill becomes law.
Official Summaries
This bill requires the U.S. Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP Code applicable to Fairlawn, Virginia.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 279 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 279
To direct the United States Postal Service to designate a single,
unique ZIP Code for Fairlawn, Virginia, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 9, 2025
Mr. Griffith introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
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A BILL
To direct the United States Postal Service to designate a single,
unique ZIP Code for Fairlawn, Virginia, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ZIP CODE FOR FAIRLAWN, VIRGINIA.
(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Commonwealth of Virginia is the only State in the
United States where all cities are independent from their
surrounding counties;
(2) these independent cities are not politically a part of
the surrounding counties, even if they are located within their
borders;
(3) in Virginia these independent cities are subject to
separate revenue collection and distribution practices related
to roads, resources, and sales tax than neighboring counties;
(4) the sales tax collected from electronic commerce from
the unincorporated community of Fairlawn, Virginia, located in
Pulaski County, is often misallocated to the independent city
of Radford, Virginia, because they share the same ZIP Codes;
and
(5) Fairlawn, Virginia, should be eligible to obtain a
separate and unique ZIP Code from the neighboring independent
city of Radford, Virginia, for tax purposes.
(b) ZIP Code Designation.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the United States Postal Service shall
designate a single, unique ZIP Code applicable to Fairlawn, Virginia.
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