Bill · H.R. 279· House(119-HR-279)
To direct the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP Code for Fairlawn, Virginia, and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 1/9/2025
- Last activity
- 1/9/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Sponsored by
- H. Griffith
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill directs the United States Postal Service to create a single, unique ZIP Code specifically for Fairlawn, Virginia. Currently, Fairlawn is an unincorporated community located within Pulaski County that shares ZIP Codes with the independent city of Radford. The legislation aims to separate these identifiers for tax purposes. The mandate requires the USPS to complete this designation within 180 days of the Act's enactment.
Yes· 3 of 7
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?+2
The bill helps an unincorporated community retain its own tax revenue instead of it going to an independent city.
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?+2
The bill seeks to rectify revenue collection discrepancies by establishing a unique identifier for Fairlawn.
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+1
Ensuring tax revenue stays within the local community can support local public services.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Improved Tax Allocation: The bill seeks to prevent sales tax collected from electronic commerce in the Fairlawn community from being misallocated to the independent city of Radford (Section 1(a)(4)).
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Tax Purpose Eligibility: By establishing a unique ZIP Code, the community of Fairlawn would be eligible to obtain a separate identifier from Radford for tax purposes (Section s1(a)(5)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the text provided.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Rural Residents+2Good For Low Income Households+1Good For Middle Class Households+1
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+2
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Consumer Protection+1
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Roads And Bridges+1
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Poverty Reduction+1
- 1/9/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Introduced in House
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