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HRES 387 101th Congress House Congress Congressional newsletters and questionnaires Franking privilege House of Representatives Members of Congress (House) Postal rates and revenues

Establishing an allowance for official mail, reducing from 3 to 2 the factor used in limiting the amount of postal patron mail allowable in any year, and otherwise providing for controls on the cost of mailing by Members of the House of Representatives.

Introduced: May 2, 1990 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 21, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Rules of the House.
May 2, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
May 2, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
May 2, 1990
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Establishes an Official Mail Allowance for franked mailing by Members of the House of Representatives within specified guidelines and limitations.

Amends rule XLVI of the Rules of the House of Representatives to: (1) reduce from six to two the number of franked mailings per year per addressee to which a Member after December 31, 1990, is entitled; (2) reduce from six to two, after such date, the number of franked mailings per year per addressee relating solely to a notice of appearance of a scheduled itinerary of a Member; (3) require a Member, before making any mass mailing (including direct response to communications from constituents), to submit a sample or description of the mail matter involved to the House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards for a statutory compliance advisory opinion; (4) require the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make available for public inspection, semi-annually, a mass mailing report compiled from data provided by the House Committee on Administration; and (5) require that a mass mailing by a Member contain a specified notice on the cover page of the document.

What's happening now May 21, 1990

Referred to the Subcommittee on Rules of the House.

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