Skip to main content
H.R. 1383 104th Congress House

To amend the formula for determining the Official Mail Allowance for Members of the House of Representatives, and to require that unobligated funds in the Official Mail Allowance of Members be used…

Official title: To amend the formula for determining the Official Mail Allowance for Members of the House of Representatives, and to require that unobligated funds in the Offi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the formula for determining the Official Mail Allowance for Members of the House of Representatives, and to require that unobligated funds in the Official Mail Allowance of Members be used to reduce the Federal deficit.

Introduced: April 4, 1995 See on congress.gov
Congress Budget deficitsCongressional allowancesCongressional mailDeficit reduction
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Economics and Public FinanceFederal budgetsFranking privilegeGovernment Operations and PoliticsHouse of RepresentativesMembers of Congress (House)Postal rates and revenues
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 104th Congress ended
It never became law before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 4, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on House Oversight.
Apr 4, 1995
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action April 4, 1995

Referred to the House Committee on House Oversight.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 to revise the formula for the official mail allowance for Members of the House of Representatives (thereby reducing the amount allowed) for the second session of the 104th Congress, the first session of the 105th Congress, and each session thereafter.

Requires any unobligated funds remaining in a Member's official mail allowance at the end of the period of time for which they are available for obligation to be deposited into the Treasury and applied toward reducing the Federal budget deficit.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1383: To amend the formula for determining the Official Mail Allowance for Members of the House of Representatives, and to require that unobligated funds in the Official Mail Allowance of Members be used to reduce the Federal deficit.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1383/
MLA
"H.R. 1383: To amend the formula for determining the Official Mail Allowance for Members of the House of Representatives, and to require that unobligated funds in the Official Mail Allowance of Members be used to reduce the Federal deficit.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1383/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1383, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1383/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 1383: To amend the formula for determining the Official Mail Allowance for Members of the House of Representatives, and to require that unobligated funds in the Official Mail Allowance of Members be used to reduce the Federal deficit.](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1383/)
Report a problem