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H.R. 2768 96th Congress House

A bill to amend title 39 of the United States Code to reduce postal rates for small magazines, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 8, 1979 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Postal Services and FacilitiesPostal rates and revenues
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Mar 8, 1979
Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Mar 8, 1979
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 8, 1979

Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the revenues received from the postal rates for not more than 250,000 pieces of a nonadvertising publication from exceeding the postal costs attributable to such mail matter as of the first day of the eighth year after the first Postal Rate Commission decision affecting such mail.

Requires postal rates for nonadvertising portions of mail to be based solely on weight.

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  • HR 1737 Identical bill A bill to amend title 39 of the United States Code to reduce postal rates for small magazines and for other purposes.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2768: A bill to amend title 39 of the United States Code to reduce postal rates for small magazines, and for other purposes.. 96th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-2768/
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"H.R. 2768: A bill to amend title 39 of the United States Code to reduce postal rates for small magazines, and for other purposes.." 96th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-2768/.
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H.R. 2768, 96th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/96-HR-2768/.
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