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HR 1873 114th Congress House Congress Congressional officers and employees Congressional operations and organization Members of Congress Postal service

Ending Special Mail Privileges for Congress Act

Introduced: April 16, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Apr 16, 2015
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 16, 2015
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ending Special Mail Privileges for Congress Act

Amends federal postal law to repeal franking privileges for mail transmitted by Members of Congress and congressional officials. Requires the mail to be transmitted as congressional mail.

Replaces requirements and procedures for the use of franked mail with those for congressional mail.

Repeals franked mailing privileges for survivors of Members of Congress.

Requires a former President and his or her surviving spouse to send nonpolitical mail within the United States and its territories and possessions as congressional mail instead of franked mail.

What's happening now April 16, 2015

Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Apr 16, 2015
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Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Apr 16, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1873: Ending Special Mail Privileges for Congress Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1873/
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"H.R. 1873: Ending Special Mail Privileges for Congress Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1873/.
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H.R. 1873, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1873/.
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