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H.R. 4104 102nd Congress House

To prohibit Members of the House of Representatives from making franked mass mailings outside their congressional districts and to prohibit payment from official allowances for mass mailings by…

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Official title: To prohibit Members of the House of Representatives from making franked mass mailings outside their congressional districts and to prohibit payment from official allowances for mass mailings by Members of the House of Representatives outside their congressional districts.

Introduced: March 18, 1992 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 102nd Congress ended
It never became law before the 102nd Congress (1991–1992) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jan 28, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Jan 28, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jan 22, 1992
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 28, 1992

Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Federal law to prohibit a Member of the House of Representatives from sending any franked mass mailing outside the Member's congressional district.

Authorizes a Member of Congress to mail franked mail with a simplified form of address for delivery within his or her congressional district only. (Current law permits such mailings throughout the Member's State.)

Prohibits the Committee on House Administration from approving any payment for, and a Member from making any expenditure from, any allowance of the House or any other official funds if any portion is for any cost related to a mass mailing by a Member of the House outside his or her congressional district.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 2 Independent 1
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Apr 3, 1992
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 18, 1992
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 19, 1992
BALLENGER, CASS
· Jan 30, 1992
HOUGHTON, AMO
· Jan 30, 1992
CRANE, PHILIP
· Jan 22, 1992
GOSS, PORTER
· Jan 22, 1992
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4104: To prohibit Members of the House of Representatives from making franked mass mailings outside their congressional districts and to prohibit payment from official allowances for mass mailings by Members of the House of Representatives outside their congressional districts.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-4104/
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"H.R. 4104: To prohibit Members of the House of Representatives from making franked mass mailings outside their congressional districts and to prohibit payment from official allowances for mass mailings by Members of the House of Representatives outside their congressional districts.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-4104/.
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H.R. 4104, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-4104/.
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