H.R. 448 (119th)Bill Overview

Silver Cliff Community Act

Government Operations and Politics|ColoradoGovernment Operations and Politics
Cosponsors
Support
Democratic
Introduced
Jan 15, 2025
Discussions
Bill Text
Current stageCommittee

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Introduced
Committee
Floor
President
Law
Congressional Activities
01 · The brief
Plain-English summaryWhat this bill actually does

This bill directs the United States Postal Service to assign a single, unique ZIP Code—81249—to Silver Cliff, Colorado. The USPS must implement the designation within 180 days of the Act's enactment.

Why people may split

Liberal emphasizes equity and improved service access; conservatives emphasize federal overreach.

Watch point

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly focused administrative directive that is concise and actionable at a basic level.

This bill directs the United States Postal Service to assign a single, unique ZIP Code—81249—to Silver Cliff, Colorado.

The USPS must implement the designation within 180 days of the Act's enactment.

No other provisions or funding directives appear in the bill text.

Passage30/100

Local, technical, low-cost directive with little policy controversy; success hinges on legislative scheduling and USPS operational acceptance.

CredibilityAligned

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly focused administrative directive that is concise and actionable at a basic level. It specifies the responsible agency, the exact ZIP Code to be assigned, the geographic limitation, and a 180‑day compliance deadline, which are the principal elements needed for an operational order of this kind.

Contention25/100

Liberal emphasizes equity and improved service access; conservatives emphasize federal overreach.

02 · What it does

Who stands to gain, and who may push back.

Likely benefits vs burdens50% / 50%
Local governmentsLikely burdened

These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.

Likely helped
  • Potential benefitImproves mail sorting accuracy and reduces misrouted or delayed deliveries to Silver Cliff addresses.
  • Local governmentsStrengthens local community identity and simplifies place-based municipal planning and services.
  • Potential benefitSimplifies emergency response location identification and dispatching for the designated area.
Likely burdened
  • Potential burdenRequires USPS to incur implementation costs for database, signage, and operational changes.
  • Potential burdenCould cause short-term confusion and mail disruptions during the transition to the new ZIP.
  • Potential burdenImposes costs on residents and businesses to update stationery, registrations, and commercial databases.
03 · Why people split

Why the argument around this bill splits.

Liberal emphasizes equity and improved service access; conservatives emphasize federal overreach.
Progressive85%

Likely supportive because the change recognizes a small community and can improve service access and data accuracy.

Would want assurance the change does not impose costs on residents or reduce other postal services.

Leans supportive
Centrist75%

Pragmatically favorable if implementation is inexpensive and straightforward.

Views the bill as a narrow, local fix but wants transparency on costs, timeline, and operational impacts at USPS.

Leans supportive
Conservative65%

Cautiously supportive on local grounds but concerned about federal micromanagement of postal operations.

May accept the change if it is low-cost and does not expand ongoing federal obligations.

Split reaction
04 · Can it pass?

The path through Congress.

Introduced

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Committee

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Floor

Still ahead

President

Still ahead

Law

Still ahead

Passage likelihood30/100

Local, technical, low-cost directive with little policy controversy; success hinges on legislative scheduling and USPS operational acceptance.

Scope and complexity
24%
Scopenarrow
24%
Complexitylow
Why this could stall
  • Availability of ZIP Code number 81249
  • USPS operational feasibility within 180 days
05 · Recent votes

Recent votes on the bill.

No vote history yet

The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.

06 · Go deeper

Go deeper than the headline read.

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Liberal emphasizes equity and improved service access; conservatives emphasize federal overreach.

Local, technical, low-cost directive with little policy controversy; success hinges on legislative scheduling and USPS operational acceptan…

Unlocked analysis

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly focused administrative directive that is concise and actionable at a basic level. It specifies the responsible agency, the exact ZIP Code to be assigned…

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