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HR 918 104th Congress House Congress Congressional allowances Congressional mail Franking privilege Government Operations and Politics House of Representatives Members of Congress (House) Postal rates and revenues

To reduce the Official Mail Allowance of Members of the House.

Introduced: February 13, 1995 Introduced by: Sanders, Bernard Independent · Vermont See on congress.gov
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Amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 to change the Official Mail Allowance for Members of the House of Representatives to not more than the product of: (1) one and one-half times the single-piece rate applicable to first class mail (currently three times such rate); and (2) the number of addresses in the congressional district.

What's happening now February 13, 1995

Referred to the House Committee on House Oversight.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 918: To reduce the Official Mail Allowance of Members of the House.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-918/
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