[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 183 (Tuesday, December 10, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H6545-H6546]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           CONFUSING ZIP CODES CAUSE UNNECESSARY DIFFICULTIES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Molinaro). The Chair recognizes the 
gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Steil) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. STEIL. Mr. Speaker, currently in the United States, some 
municipalities have ZIP Codes that don't match the municipal 
boundaries, and it is a real problem.
  Communities across southeast Wisconsin, including Somers, Mount 
Pleasant, Caledonia, and Franklin have dealt with this unnecessary 
difficulty as a result, so I rise in support of H.R. 8753 to fix this 
problem.
  H.R. 8753 will direct the United States Postal Service to designate 
single, unique ZIP Codes for certain communities.
  When physical mailing addresses differ because multiple ZIP Codes 
converge within one municipality, it causes real confusion.
  Besides mail delivery issues, inaccurate address listings can cause 
delays in service response times, higher

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insurance rates, problems with tax rebates, confusion over polling 
places, and incorrect jury summonses.

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  ZIP Codes play an important role in community identity. The 
consequences of inaccurate address listings have been a constant 
frustration for many local officials and the people they serve. In 
fact, Dave DeGroot is the one who brought this to my attention.
  This bill directs USPS to create ZIP Codes that align with municipal 
boundaries. It is a commonsense solution, and I encourage my colleagues 
to support this legislation.


                         ActBlue Investigation

  Mr. STEIL. Mr. Speaker, I think we can all agree foreign funding has 
no place in American elections.
  Over the past year, my Committee on House Administration has 
investigated multiple situations, and in particular the Democratic 
online fundraising platform of ActBlue, identifying and showing the 
vulnerabilities that exist that could be exploited by foreign actors.
  We have uncovered that the platform previously wasn't requiring the 
use of a CVV code. That is the three or four digit number on the back 
of your credit card. It is a simple financial safeguard most online 
companies use to deter bad actors.
  The Committee on House Administration has recently subpoenaed ActBlue 
for documents related to potential foreign influence in campaign 
funding. As chairman, I have introduced legislation to require the CVV 
number and prohibit prepaid cards from being used to make 
contributions, a pathway for foreign entities, including drug cartels, 
to launder money.
  The SHIELD Act would prohibit political committees from accepting 
online contributions unless the contributor provides the CVV number and 
the billing address associated with the card and also prohibit them 
from accepting online contributions from prepaid cards.
  It is imperative that we are increasing trust and transparency in our 
elections. All parties should be complying with Federal election law, 
including campaign finance laws.
  Foreign actors have no place contributing in American elections. They 
have no place in contributing to American political campaigns. I will 
continue working to prevent foreign funding in our elections.

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