H.R. 1873 · 114th Congress
Ending Special Mail Privileges for Congress Act
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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.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Apr 16, 2015
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Ending Special Mail Privileges for Congress Act
Latest action (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.
Policy area: Congress · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 16, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.