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

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Bill ID: 119/hr/3095
Last Updated: August 13, 2026

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Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4]

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The bill

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

HR. 3095, 119th Congress — read as touching Real Estate.

The sponsor

Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4]

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The money

$137,987 raised

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The alignment

55% match to Project 2025

This bill's text tracks the "Department of Housing and Urban Development" section, p. 542-544 of the Mandate for Leadership.

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

July 21, 2025

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Bill Summary

Another masterpiece of legislative theater, courtesy of the United States Congress. HR 3095 is a bill that's about as exciting as a lecture on crop rotation, but I'll dissect it for you anyway.

**Main Purpose & Objectives:** The main purpose of this bill is to direct the United States Postal Service (USPS) to designate single, unique ZIP Codes for certain communities. Because, clearly, the most pressing issue facing our nation is that some towns don't have their own special ZIP Code. I mean, who needs affordable healthcare or a functioning infrastructure when you can have your very own ZIP Code?

**Key Provisions & Changes to Existing Law:** The bill lists 66 communities across the country that will receive their own unique ZIP Codes. Because, of course, these towns were just dying without their own special code. The USPS has 270 days to implement this change, which is roughly the same amount of time it takes for a politician to come up with a decent excuse for why they're not doing anything meaningful.

**Affected Parties & Stakeholders:** The affected parties are the residents of these 66 communities, who will now have the privilege of having their own ZIP Code. I'm sure this will bring them immense joy and satisfaction. The USPS is also affected, as they'll have to waste resources implementing this change. And, of course, the politicians who sponsored this bill get to pat themselves on the back for "getting something done."

**Potential Impact & Implications:** The potential impact of this bill is precisely zero. It's a meaningless gesture designed to make politicians look busy while they ignore real problems. The implications are that our government is more concerned with trivial matters than actual governance. But hey, at least these towns will have their own ZIP Codes, right?

Diagnosis: This bill is suffering from a bad case of " Politician-itis," a disease characterized by a desperate need for attention and a complete lack of substance. Symptoms include pointless legislation, meaningless gestures, and a general disregard for the well-being of the country.

Treatment: A healthy dose of skepticism, a strong immune system against political spin, and a willingness to call out politicians on their nonsense.

Prognosis: Poor. This bill will likely pass, and we'll all be treated to a press conference where politicians congratulate themselves on "getting something done." Meanwhile, the real problems facing our country will continue to fester, ignored by those who are supposed to lead us.

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💰 Campaign Finance Network

Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4]

Congress 119 • 2024 Election Cycle

Total Contributions
$137,987
20 donors
PACs
$0
Organizations
$3,919
Committees
$0
Individuals
$134,068

No PAC contributions found

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1 transaction
$2,000
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1 transaction
$500
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1 transaction
$250

No committee contributions found

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CUYLER, BEVERLY
2 transactions
$15,700
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COVINGTON, GARY
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WHIGHAM, CAROLYN
2 transactions
$13,068
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BARKER, ROBIN
2 transactions
$12,600
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ELLIOTT, DAVID
1 transaction
$8,300
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CLARK, ROBERT
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ELLIOTT, KAREN
1 transaction
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1 transaction
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DUNN, TIM
1 transaction
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1 transaction
$6,500
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HEGARTY, PATRICK
1 transaction
$6,000
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UIHLEIN, RICHARD
1 transaction
$5,800

Cosponsors & Their Campaign Finance

This bill has 10 cosponsors. Below are their top campaign contributors.

Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40]

ID: K000397

Top Contributors

39

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PECHANGA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS
OrganizationTEMECULA, CA
$3,300
Dec 21, 2023
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HABEMATOLEL POMO OF UPPER LAKE
OrganizationUPPER LAKE, CA
$3,300
Jul 28, 2023
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OTOE MISSOURIA TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA
OrganizationRED ROCK, OK
$3,300
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TURTLE MOUNTAIN BAND OF CHIPPEWA OF NORTH DAKOTA
OrganizationBELCOURT, ND
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AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS
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$3,300
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PECHANGA BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS
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ABBVIE PAC - FEDERAL PAC
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SAN MANUEL BAND OF MISSION INDIANS
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Oct 25, 2024
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SANTA YNEZ BAND OF MISSION INDIANS
OrganizationSANTA YNEZ, CA
$2,000
Oct 28, 2024

Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7]

ID: P000620

Top Contributors

32

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HABEMATOLEL POMO OF UPPER LAKE TRIBE OF CALIFORNIA
OrganizationUPPER LAKE, CA
$3,300
Mar 31, 2023
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HABEMATOLEL POMO OF UPPER LAKE TRIBE OF CALIFORNIA
OrganizationUPPER LAKE, CA
$3,300
Mar 31, 2023
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OTOE-MISSOURIA TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA
OrganizationRED ROCK, OK
$3,300
Mar 31, 2023
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OTOE-MISSOURIA TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA
OrganizationRED ROCK, OK
$3,300
Mar 31, 2023
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TURTLE MOUNTAIN BAND OF CHIPPEWA OF NORTH DAKOTA
OrganizationBELCOURT, ND
$3,300
Mar 31, 2023
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TURTLE MOUNTAIN BAND OF CHIPPEWA OF NORTH DAKOTA
OrganizationBELCOURT, ND
$3,300
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EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS
OrganizationCHEROKEE, NC
$3,300
Oct 16, 2024
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THE CHICKASAW NATION
OrganizationADA, OK
$2,300
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BGR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC
OrganizationWASHINGTON, DC
$1,000
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THE CHICKASAW NATION
OrganizationADA, OK
$1,000
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Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]

ID: C001121

Top Contributors

20

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TOLLEY, RUSSELL C
NOT EMPLOYED • NOT EMPLOYED
IndividualMANHATTAN, KS
$6,600
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ALVARADO, LINDA
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ALVARADO RESTAURANT NATION • BUSINESS OWNER
IndividualGREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO
$3,300
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ASARCH, CHAD
MONROE GROUP • REAL ESTATE
IndividualDENVER, CO
$3,300
Oct 23, 2024
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CATTO, JOHN H
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$3,300
Nov 4, 2024
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DIXON, PETER
SECOND FRONT SYSTEMS • FOUNDER
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$3,300
Oct 27, 2024
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HARING-SMITH, WHITNEY
ANZU PARTNERS • MANAGING PARTNER
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LAMBERT, RYAN
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RESNICK, ERIC
KSL CAPITAL PARTNERS • CEO
IndividualVAIL, CO
$3,300
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RESNICK, SARA
N/A • NOT EMPLOYED
IndividualVAIL, CO
$3,300
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Rep. Evans, Gabe [R-CO-8]

ID: E000300

Top Contributors

20

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WRIGHT, ELIZABETH
RETIRED • RETIRED
IndividualENGLEWOOD, CO
$6,600
Jun 29, 2024
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WOODWARD, JOHN
SPIERER WOODWARD • ATTORNEY
IndividualGREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO
$6,600
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BERGSTROM, ROBERT
BT CONSTRUCTION • CONSTRUCTION
IndividualFORT LUPTON, CO
$6,600
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ERICKSON, GARY
EXECUTIVE CUSTOM CONSTRUCTION • GENERAL CONTRACTOR
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HASELDEN, BYRON
HASELDEN CONSTRUCTION • CEO
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HASELDEN, EDDIE
HASELDEN CONSTRUCTION • CHAIRMAN
IndividualCENTENNIAL, CO
$6,600
Oct 14, 2024
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HASELDEN, MIKE
HASELDEN CONSTRUCTION • CO-CHAIRMAN
IndividualENGLEWOOD, CO
$6,600
Oct 14, 2024
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WAGNER, BRUCE
WAGNER EQUIPMENT • PRES
IndividualLITTLETON, CO
$5,000
Sep 20, 2024
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DUKE, D. A.
RETIRED • RETIRED
IndividualENGLEWOOD, CO
$5,000
Oct 9, 2024
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MCDONALD, BRUCE
MCDONALD INSURANCE GROUP • OWNER
IndividualLITTLETON, CO
$3,868
Sep 30, 2024

Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]

ID: C001069

Top Contributors

28

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MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT TRIBAL NATION
OrganizationMASHANTUCKET, CT
$3,300
Nov 5, 2024
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MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT TRIBAL NATION
OrganizationMASHANTUCKET, CT
$3,300
Dec 18, 2023
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MATCH-E-BE-NASH-SHE-WISH BAND OF POTTWATOMI INDIANS
OrganizationDORR, MI
$3,300
Dec 18, 2023
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THE MOHEGAN TRIBE
OrganizationUNCASVILLE, CT
$3,300
Apr 23, 2024
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MATCH-E-BE-NASH-SHE-WISH BAND OF POTTWATOMI INDIANS
OrganizationDORR, MI
$3,000
Oct 19, 2024
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TRIBAL OPERATIONS
OrganizationMT PLEASANT, MI
$2,000
Dec 18, 2023
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THE MOHEGAN TRIBE
OrganizationUNCASVILLE, CT
$1,700
Apr 23, 2024
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MS BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIANS
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$1,000
Oct 30, 2024
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BORGE, FRANCISCO
LANDMARK PARTNERS • INVESTMENT
IndividualPALM BEACH GARDENS, FL
$3,300
Dec 28, 2024
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SANTILLI, KRISTA
ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL ATHENA HEALTHCARE • PHYSICIAN
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$3,300
Dec 15, 2023

Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]

ID: D000032

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SHANNON GREEN COLLECTION
OrganizationNAPLES, FL
$500
Dec 28, 2023
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NAPLES SMART, LLC
OrganizationNAPLES, FL
$250
Jun 4, 2024
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COX, JOE B
NELSON MULLINS • ATTORNEY
IndividualNAPLES, FL
$6,600
Dec 30, 2023
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STALLINGS, KYLE
DESERT ROYALTY COMPANY • FOUNDER/CEO
IndividualMIDLAND, TX
$6,600
Mar 9, 2023
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ZALIK, DAVID
GOLDMAN SACHS • EXECUTIVE
IndividualMARIETTA, GA
$6,600
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HOMEMAKER • HOMEMAKER
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$6,600
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BAUM, DAVID
ENTREPRENEUR • ENTREPRENEUR
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$6,600
Feb 13, 2024
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WALDRIP, EMORY
RETIRED • RETIRED
IndividualNAPLES, FL
$6,600
May 20, 2023
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MANDELBLATT, DANIELLE
DMM PROPRIETA MANAGEMENT • MANAGER
IndividualASPEN, CO
$6,600
Jun 7, 2024
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MANDELBLATT, ERIC
SOROBAN CAPITAL PARTNERS LP • MANAGING PARTNER
IndividualASPEN, CO
$6,600
Jun 7, 2024

Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11]

ID: S001207

Top Contributors

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SANZONE, MICHAEL
HSBC BANK • BANKER
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$3,300
Nov 4, 2024
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ST. ROMAIN, CLAUDETTE L.
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY • PROFESSOR
IndividualCHATHAM, NJ
$3,300
Oct 23, 2024
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LUSTBERG, LAWRENCE S.
NOT EMPLOYED • NOT EMPLOYED
IndividualCHATHAM, NJ
$3,300
Oct 23, 2024
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SLATER, FREDRIC
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$3,300
Oct 28, 2024
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ST. ROMAIN, CLAUDETTE L.
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY • PROFESSOR
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$3,300
Oct 23, 2024
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JOY, MARTHA
NOT EMPLOYED • NOT EMPLOYED
IndividualENGLEWOOD, FL
$3,300
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CONNORS, SUSAN
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$3,300
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MINDICH, ERIC
IndividualNEW YORK, NY
$3,300
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Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]

ID: M000194

Top Contributors

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REW INVESTMENTS LLC
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$3,300
Jul 1, 2024
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REW INVESTMENTS LLC
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$2,500
Jul 1, 2024
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KING & SOCIETY, LLC
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BARBER BROTHERS, LLC
OrganizationMOUNT PLEASANT, SC
$1,000
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COASTAL GREEN CBD LLC
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Jul 1, 2024
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MALL DRIVE MANAGEMENT, LLC
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SEAGLASS PARTNERS, LLC
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Jul 1, 2024
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TWIN RIVERS HOLDINGS LLC
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$1,000
Jul 1, 2024
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GRIFFITH, JAMES
NONE • RETIRED
IndividualTUCSON, AZ
$6,600
Mar 30, 2023
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RANNEY, TIM
NONE • RETIRED
IndividualSAINT PETERSBURG, FL
$6,600
Mar 27, 2023

Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]

ID: M001217

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SEMINOLE TRIBE OF FLORIDA
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$3,300
Aug 28, 2023
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$3,300
Aug 20, 2024
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ANDREWS LAW FIRM
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Mar 5, 2024
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AHCV • CEO
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IndividualAUSTIN, TX
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BOGDAN, MICHAEL
TESTING MATTERS INC • SELF
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Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3]

ID: S001224

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Industry Impact

Which industries are materially affected by specific provisions in this bill. 1 helped.

  • +Real Estateconfidence 0.80

    Section 1 designates single, unique ZIP Codes for various communities, which could increase property values and appeal to homebuyers and businesses, thus benefiting the real estate industry.

Project 2025 Policy Matches

This bill shows semantic similarity to the following sections of the Project 2025 policy document.AI-enhanced analysis provides detailed alignment ratings.

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Weak
Vector: 55%
Pages: 542-544AI Enhanced

AI Analysis:

"HR 3095 focuses on assigning unique ZIP codes via the USPS to improve mail delivery and community identity, which does not directly address HUD's housing finance, mortgage insurance, rental assistance, or homeownership objectives outlined in Project 2025. Any connection is only indirect, such as potential effects on address data used in housing programs."

Key themes:community identitylocal government coordinationaddress data managementadministrative efficiency

— 510 — Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise l FHA leadership should increase the mortgage insurance premium (MIP) for all products above 20-year terms and maintain MIP for all products below 20-year terms and all refinances. FHA should encourage wealth-building homeownership opportunities, which can be accomplished best through shorter-duration mortgages.39 Ideally, Congress would contemplate a fundamental revision of FHA’s statutory restriction of single-family housing mortgage insurance to first-time homebuyers.40 This would include (with support from HUD leadership): 1. Moving the Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECM) program once again to its own special risk insurance fund. 2. Revising loan limit determinations. 3. Providing statutory flexibility for shorter-term products that amortize principal earlier and faster. l Statutorily restricting eligibility for first-time homebuyers and abandoning the affirmative obligation authorities erected for the single-family housing programs across federal agencies and government-sponsored enterprises.41 l The HUD Secretary should move the HUD Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) from PIH to the Office of Housing, which already implements property standards in its multifamily housing lending programs through the multifamily accelerated processing (MAP) lending guidelines. Giving HUD the authority to streamline the enforcement of compliance with housing standards across the federal government and flexibility for physical inspections through private accreditation should also be considered. l HUD should maintain its requested budget authority for modernization initiatives that are applicable to the Office of the Chief Information Officer and program offices across the department. LONGER-TERM POLICY REFORM CONSIDERATIONS42 Congress has charged HUD principally with mandates for construction of the nation’s affordable housing stock in addition to setting and enforcing standards for decent housing and fair housing enforcement. Regardless of intent, HUD’s efforts have yielded mixed results at best. Even today, more than a half-century after Congress put enforcement of so-called fair housing in the hands of the HUD bureaucracy, implementation of this policy is muddled by the repeated applica- tion of affirmative race-based policies. Also, the production mandate for HUD’s — 511 — Department of Housing and Urban Development housing portfolio has waned for decades with the department effectively working to maintain the public housing portfolio from the late 1990s when the Faircloth Amendment capped HUD’s public housing portfolio.43 Longer-term reforms of HUD rental assistance programs should encourage choice and competition for renters, encourage participation by landlords where appropriate,44 and encourage all non-elderly, able-bodied adults to move toward self-sufficiency. This can be pursued through regulations and legislative reforms that seek to strengthen work requirements, limit the period during which house- holds are eligible for housing benefits, and add flexibility to rent payment terms to facilitate the movement of households toward self-sufficiency. Obviously, using government vouchers or other such programs to expand hous- ing choice options is not without its downsides. The turn toward mobility vouchers constitutes an abandonment of America’s public housing stock, and efforts to increase competition in the public housing market must not come at the expense of local autonomy and the ability of cities, towns, neighborhoods, and commu- nities to choose for themselves the sort of housing they want to allow. Freedom of association and self-government at the most local level possible must remain primary considerations in any conservative effort to increase competition in the public housing market. Congress should also consider those areas in which federal policy negatively interacts with private markets, including when federal policy crowds out pri- vate-sector development and exacerbates affordability challenges that persist across the nation. It is essential that legislation provides states and localities max- imal flexibility to pursue locally designed policies and minimize the likelihood of federal preemption of local land use and zoning decisions. In the same manner, Congress should prioritize any and all legislative support for the single-family home. Homeownership forms the backbone of the American Dream. The purchase of a home is the largest investment most Americans will make in their lifetimes, and homeownership remains the most accessible way to build generational wealth for millions of Americans. For these reasons, American homeowners and citizens know best what is in the interest of their neighborhoods and communities. Localities rather than the federal government must have the final say in zoning laws and regulations, and a conservative Administration should oppose any efforts to weaken single-family zoning. Along the same lines, Congress can propose tax credits for the renovation or repair of housing stock in rural areas so that more Americans are able to access the American Dream of homeownership. Additionally, enhanced statutory authorities for local autonomy should extend to the prioritizing of federal rental assistance subsidies that emphasize choice and mobility in housing voucher subsidies over static, site-based subsidies and provide authority for maximal flexibility to direct PHA land sales that involve the existing stock of public housing units. Congress must consider the future of the public

Department of Health and Human Services

Minimal
Vector: 55%
Pages: 515-517AI Enhanced

AI Analysis:

"The bill concerns USPS ZIP code assignments and does not address HHS caregiver strategy, telehealth, or related health policy topics outlined in Project 2025."

— 483 — Department of Health and Human Services l Readdress the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers. While in theory the strategy aims to support family members with duties to care for older family members, the plan is overly focused on racial and “LGBTQ+ equity.” The strategy should be examined to establish an efficient plan to support caregivers and their families. There should also be a review of its COVID-19 policies. HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (HRSA) l Congress should allow CMS to use the 340B data that HRSA collects rather than having CMS conduct its own survey, especially in view of the U.S. Supreme Court’s American Hospital Association v. Becerra decision.69 The legislation should also create penalties for those who do not respond to HRSA’s data collection. l Legally define the locus of service as where the provider is located during the telehealth visit rather than where the patient is. With such a definition, states could continue to reserve their powers to establish the standards for licensure and scope of practice. The providers could ensure continuity and consistency of care no matter where their patients might move while maintaining the licenses that make the most sense for them. Americans are far more mobile and technologically advanced today than they were when most health care laws were written. Telehealth has become increasingly important, particularly during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also has great potential in rural and other areas where there are shortages of health care providers. HRSA’s Office for the Advancement of Telehealth includes a program known as the Licensure Portability Grant Program, which bolsters state efforts to reform licensing laws to maximize telehealth flexibility. HRSA does not have the authority through this office to dictate licensure laws; that power has typically been reserved to the states. However, telehealth across state lines, when permitted, is interstate commerce, which can be regulated by the federal government according to the Constitution. l Restore Trump religious and moral exemptions to the contraceptive mandate (also a CMS rule). HHS should rescind, if finalized, the regulation titled “Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act,” proposed jointly by HHS, Treasury, and Labor.70 This rule proposes to amend Trump-era final rules regarding religious and moral exemptions and accommodations for coverage of certain preventive services under the ACA. Preventive services include contraception, and — 484 — Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise it appears the proposed rule would change the existing regulations for religious and moral exemptions to the ACA’s contraception mandate. There is no need for further rulemaking that curtails existing exemptions and accommodations. l Require HRSA to use rulemaking to update the women’s preventive services mandate. The contraceptive mandate issued under Obamacare has been the source of years of egregious attacks on many Americans’ religious and moral beliefs. The mandate was issued as part of the women’s preventive services guidelines, which were issued without any rulemaking that involved public notice and an opportunity to comment. Instead, HRSA issued and changed the mandate by simply posting changes to its website. HRSA also started off not requiring coverage of fertility awareness–based methods of family planning, then requiring them, and then removing the requirement without notifying the public. A federal judge recently ruled that this failure to undergo notice and comment in issuing the mandate is unlawful. HRSA should be required to repromulgate any women’s preventive services mandates through the notice and comment process that is compliant with the Administrative Procedures Act. Moreover, since the Obama Administration HRSA entered into long- term contracts with the pro-abortion American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and related entities to serve as an exclusive adviser with respect to the content of this mandate, HRSA has used this arrangement to ignore comments that members of the public were sometimes able to submit in the process, and ACOG has abused its position to attack HHS’s allowance of religious and moral exemptions to the contraceptive mandate. HHS should rescind these contracts and establish an advisory committee that is compliant with the Federal Advisory Committee Act and has members that are committed to women’s preventive services and are not pro-abortion ideologues. l Expand inclusion of fertility awareness–based methods and supplies to family planning in the women’s preventive services mandate. The ACA requires coverage of and prevents insurance plans from imposing any cost-sharing requirements on women who obtain preventive care and screenings as defined by HRSA. In 2016, HHS included “instruction in fertility awareness-based methods” as part of this requirement. However, in December 2021, HHS removed that language from its list without using the notice-and-comment process or giving any rationale, both of which are mandated by the Administrative Procedures Act. In August

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"HR 3095 focuses on assigning unique ZIP Codes to specific communities for mail delivery and community identity, which is unrelated to the Department of Agriculture policies in Project 2025 concerning farm best practices, easements, meat inspection, marketing orders, or trade policy."

— 305 — Department of Agriculture and to require instead that each farm (as a function of eligibility) must have created a general best practices plan. Such a plan could be approved by the local county Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD). The local SWCD commissioners are elected by their peers in each respective county and are better suited than the NRCS to provide guidance for farm operations in their respective jurisdictions. At a minimum, a new Administration should support legislation to divest more power to the states (and possibly local SWCDs) regarding erodible land and wetlands conservation.98 l Reform easements. The new Administration should, to the extent authorized by law, limit the use of permanent easements and collaborate with lawmakers to prohibit the USDA from creating new permanent easements.99 Other Major Issues and Specific Recommendations. Although the following issues have not been listed as “priority,” these issues are still extremely important, and the next Administration should address them. Only meat and poultry from federally inspected facilities can be sold in inter- state commerce.100 Even meat and poultry from USDA-approved state-inspected facilities may only be sold in intrastate commerce, with limited exceptions.101 This is despite the fact that states with USDA-approved inspection programs must meet and enforce requirements that are “at least equal to” those imposed under the Federal Meat and Poultry Products Inspection Acts and the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1978.102 This is an unnecessary regulatory barrier that makes it difficult to get meat and poultry into interstate commerce to create more options for consumers and farmers. Legislation entitled the New Mar- kets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act of 2021 would help to remove this obstacle.103 The next Administration should: l Promote legislation that would allow state-inspected meat to be sold in interstate commerce. These barriers to the sale of meat and poultry from USDA-approved state-inspected facilities should be removed. Eliminate or Reform Marketing Orders and Checkoff Programs. Mar- keting orders and checkoff programs for agricultural commodities are similar in many ways. They both allow private actors within an industry to collaborate with the federal government to compel other competitors within an industry to fund the respective marketing order or checkoff program. There are currently 22 checkoff — 306 — Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise programs,104 and they focus on research and promotion of commodities such as beef and eggs. Marketing orders cover research and promotion, but also cover issues such as quality regulations and volume controls. The latter issue, volume controls, is a means to restrict supply, which drives up prices for consumers. Fortunately, there are few active volume controls.105 Marketing orders and checkoff programs are some of the most egregious pro- grams run by the USDA. They are, in effect, a tax—a means to compel speech—and government-blessed cartels. Instead of getting private cooperation, they are tools for industry actors to work with government to force cooperation. The next Administration should: l Reduce the number and scope of marketing orders and checkoff programs. The USDA should reject any new requests for marketing orders and checkoff programs to the extent authorized by law and eliminate existing programs when possible. While the programs work differently, there are often petition processes and other ways that make it difficult for affected parties to get rid of the marketing orders and checkoff programs,106 and the USDA itself may not even be required to honor requests to terminate a program.107 The USDA should make the process easier. Further, the USDA should reject any effort to bring back volume controls to limit supplies of commodities. l Work with Congress to eliminate marketing orders and checkoff programs. These programs should be eliminated, and if industry actors want to collaborate, they should do so through private means, not using the government to compel cooperation. l Promote legislation that would require regular votes. There should be regular voting for parties subject to checkoff programs and marketing orders. For example, the voting should occur at least every five years, to determine whether a marketing order or checkoff program should continue. The USDA should be required to honor the results of such a vote. Through regular voting, parties can demonstrate their support for a marketing order or checkoff program and ensure that those administering them will be held accountable. Focus on Trade Policy, Not Trade Promotion. The USDA’s Foreign Agri- cultural Service (FAS) covers numerous issues, including “trade policy,” which is a reference to removing trade barriers, among other things, to ensure an envi- ronment conducive to trade.108 It also covers trade promotion.109 This includes programs like the Market Access Program110 that subsidizes trade associations,

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