July 23, 2025 10:01 AM UTC

Lauren Boebert Does a Thing!

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• by: Colorado Pols

Congressperson Lauren Boebert (R-Windsor) has been more of a sideshow than a productive Member of Congress in her three terms in the House of Representatives. Boebert’s former constituents in the third congressional district quickly grew tired of her time-wasting antics, which is how Boebert ended up moving across the state to run for an open seat in the fourth congressional district — the most solidly-conservative district in Colorado — in the 2024 election.

Boebert concluded her time in CO-03 in 2024 by continuing her asinine ways, but she has been noticeably less ridiculous since taking over for Rep. Ken Buck Greg Lopez in CO-04 in January. On Tuesday, Boebert even tried to sound like a real congressperson by taking to the House floor to discuss her latest piece of legislation. Before we get into the details of H.R. 3095, take a look at what Boebert had to say about her legislation:

BOEBERT: It is about empowering local governments and residents to take control of their future. It is about ensuring that every community, no matter how small, has a seat at the table and a voice in our nation’s progress. I am proud to say that this bill has bipartisan support. This bill has passed out of the House in the previous Congress, and it will pass again. Republicans and Democrats alike recognize the importance of this issue. Mayors, town councils, and community leaders from across the political spectrum have rallied behind H.R. 3095, united by a shared commitment to fairness and efficiency.

These are some real adult-level phrases: “Empowering local governments”; ensuring that every community “has a seat at the table”; “a shared commitment to fairness and efficiency.”

So, what is Boebert talking about with her big bipartisan bill?

Zip codes.

No, seriously.

Boebert’s legislation creates 74 new zip codes around the country, including 15 in Colorado. Giving communities their own zip code will supposedly help them to receive more federal funding for…stuff. How or why this would work is not entirely clear, nor is it without irony that Boebert keeps voting to cut federal funding in general.

If H.R. 3095 passes out of the Senate and makes it to President Trump’s desk to be signed into law, it will mark Boebert’s second piece of successful legislation in her six years in Congress. Boebert’s first (and only) legislative success is H.R. 2997; signed into law earlier this year, the goofy-named “CONVEY Act” directs the Bureau of Land Management to convey to Mesa County, Colorado, a parcel of land in Clifton for fair market value.

Anyway, wealthy enclaves such as Cherry Hills Village and Castle Pines are one step closer to getting their very own zip codes.

Our long national zip code nightmare is almost over. Or whatever.