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A bill to amend title 39 of the United States Code to restore limited circulation second-class rates of postage for copies of a publication mailed to counties adjacent to the county of publication,…

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A bill to amend title 39 of the United States Code to restore limited circulation second-class rates of postage for copies of a publication mailed to counties adjacent to the county of publication, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 6, 1986 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Oct 9, 1986

Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

Oct 8, 1986

Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

Oct 8, 1986

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

Oct 8, 1986

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

Oct 8, 1986

Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Sep 5, 1986

Committee on Governmental Affairs requested executive comment from U.S. Postal Service, Postal Rate Commission, OMB.

Aug 6, 1986

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

Aug 6, 1986

Introduced in Senate

Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
SAMDT 3,262	—	To restore limited circulation second-class rates of postage during FY 1987 for copies of a publication maile…	Agreed to	Oct 8, 1986

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the use of limited circulation postal rates for certain publications which are addressed for delivery within adjacent counties. Limits the number of copies of publications which may be mailed under such rates.

What's happening now October 9, 1986

Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

Related & companion bills 1

Committees of jurisdiction 2

Post Office and Civil Service Committee
House of Representatives
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 1

Grassley, Chuck

Iowa · Aug 6, 1986

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2723: A bill to amend title 39 of the United States Code to restore limited circulation second-class rates of postage for copies of a publication mailed to counties adjacent to the county of publication, and for other purposes.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-2723/

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"S. 2723: A bill to amend title 39 of the United States Code to restore limited circulation second-class rates of postage for copies of a publication mailed to counties adjacent to the county of publication, and for other purposes.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-2723/.

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S. 2723, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-2723/.

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