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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1873 

To eliminate the use of the frank for mail transmitted by Members of 

Congress and Congressional officials, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 16, 2015 

Mr. WOODALL (for himself, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. JOYCE, 

and Mr. RIBBLE) introduced the following bill; which was 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 

A BILL 

To eliminate the use of the frank for mail transmitted by 

Members of Congress and Congressional officials, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ending Special Mail 

5 Privileges for Congress Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REPEAL OF FRANK; REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO 

2 THE USE OF CONGRESSIONAL MAIL. 

3 (a) REPEAL OF FRANKING PRIVILEGE.—Section 

4 3201 of title 39, United States Code, is amended— 

5 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘other than 

6 franked mail’’ and inserting ‘‘other than Congres7 sional mail subject to section 3210 of this title’’; and 

8 (2) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4). 

9 (b) REQUIREMENTS FOR MAIL TRANSMITTED BY

10 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND CONGRESSIONAL OFFI11 CIALS.— 

12 (1) POLICY AND INTENT OF CONGRESS IN

13 SENDING CONGRESSIONAL MAIL.—Section 3210(a) 

14 of such title is amended as follows: 

15 (A) In paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘as 

16 franked mail’’ and inserting ‘‘as Congressional 

17 mail’’. 

18 (B) In paragraph (3)— 

19 (i) in the matter preceding subpara20 graph (A), by striking ‘‘which is frank21 able’’ and inserting ‘‘which may be sent as 

22 Congressional mail’’; and 

23 (ii) in subparagraph (I), by striking 

24 ‘‘under the franking privilege’’ and insert25 ing ‘‘which is sent as Congressional mail’’. 

26 (C) In paragraph (4)— 


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1 (i) by striking ‘‘the franking privi2 lege’’ and inserting ‘‘the privilege of send3 ing Congressional mail’’; and 

4 (ii) by striking ‘‘franked mail’’ and in5 serting ‘‘Congressional mail’’. 

6 (D) In paragraph (5)— 

7 (i) in the matter preceding subpara8 graph (A), by striking ‘‘franked mail’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘Congressional mail’’; and 

10 (ii) in subparagraph (B)(i), by strik11 ing ‘‘frankable mail’’ and inserting ‘‘Con12 gressional mail’’. 

13 (E) In paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘franked 

14 mail’’ each place it appears in subparagraphs 

15 (A) and (C) and inserting ‘‘Congressional 

16 mail’’. 

17 (2) AUTHORITY TO SEND CONGRESSIONAL

18 MAIL.—Section 3210(b) of such title is amended— 

19 (A) in paragraphs (1) and (3), by striking 

20 ‘‘franked mail’’ each place it appears and in21 serting ‘‘Congressional mail’’; and 

22 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the 

23 franking privilege’’ and inserting ‘‘the privilege 

24 to send Congressional mail under paragraph 

25 (1)’’. 


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1 (3) FORM OF CONGRESSIONAL MAIL.—Section 

2 3210(c) of such title is amended— 

3 (A) by striking ‘‘Franked mail’’ the first 

4 place it appears and inserting ‘‘Congressional 

5 mail under this section’’; 

6 (B) by striking ‘‘Franked mail’’ the second 

7 place it appears and inserting ‘‘Such Congres8 sional mail’’; and 

9 (C) in the second sentence, by striking 

10 ‘‘franked mail’’ and inserting ‘‘Congressional 

11 mail’’. 

12 (4) FORM OF ADDRESS; REGULATIONS FOR RE13 VIEW OF OFFICIAL STATUS OF MAIL.—Section 

14 3210(d) of such title is amended— 

15 (A) by striking ‘‘franked mail’’ each place 

16 it appears in paragraphs (1) through (6) and 

17 inserting ‘‘Congressional mail’’; and 

18 (B) in paragraph (7), by striking 

19 ‘‘Franked mail’’ and inserting ‘‘Congressional 

20 mail’’. 

21 (5) DETERMINATION OF STATUS OF MAIL BY

22 TYPE AND CONTENT.—Section 3210(e) of such title 

23 is amended by striking ‘‘The frankability of mail 

24 matter shall be determined under the provisions of 

25 this section’’ and inserting ‘‘The determination as to 


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1 whether mail matter may be sent as Congressional 

2 mail under this section shall be determined’’. 

3 (6) SOURCE OF FUNDS FOR SENDING MAIL.— 

4 Section 3210(f) of such title is amended— 

5 (A) by striking ‘‘franked mail’’ and insert6 ing ‘‘Congressional mail’’; 

7 (B) by striking ‘‘an otherwise frankable 

8 mass mailing’’ and inserting ‘‘a mass mailing 

9 which otherwise may be sent as Congressional 

10 mail’’; and 

11 (C) by striking ‘‘is frankable’’ and insert12 ing ‘‘may be sent as Congressional mail’’. 

13 (7) EXCLUSION OF PAYMENTS FOR CONGRES14 SIONAL MAIL FROM TREATMENT AS CAMPAIGN CON15 TRIBUTION OR EXPENDITURE.—Section 3210(g) of 

16 such title is amended— 

17 (A) by striking ‘‘franked mail mailed under 

18 the frank’’ and inserting ‘‘Congressional mail’’; 

19 (B) by striking ‘‘Congress, and the cost’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘Congress which is mailed under 

21 this section, and the cost’’; and 

22 (C) by striking ‘‘such frankable matter for 

23 such mailing under the frank’’ and inserting 

24 ‘‘such Congressional mail for such mailing’’. 


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1 (8) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO HEADING.— 

2 The heading of section 3210 of such title is amended 

3 to read as follows: 

4 ‘‘§ 3210. Mail transmitted by Members of Congress 

5 and congressional officials’’. 

6 (c) PAYMENT FOR CONGRESSIONAL MAIL.— 

7 (1) PAYMENTS TO POSTAL SERVICE FROM

8 AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED FOR CONGRESSIONAL MAIL

9 COSTS.—Section 3216(a) of such title is amended— 

10 (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking 

11 ‘‘under the franking privilege’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘as Congressional mail’’; 

13 (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘franked 

14 mail’’ and inserting ‘‘Congressional mail’’, and 

15 (C) by striking the last sentence. 

16 (2) EXCLUSIVE SOURCE OF PAYMENTS.—Sec17 tion 3216(c) of such title is amended by striking 

18 ‘‘under the frank’’ and inserting ‘‘as Congressional 

19 mail which is subject to this section’’. 

20 (3) DEPOSIT OF FUNDS IMPROPERLY COL21 LECTED.—Section 3216(d) of such title is amended 

22 by striking ‘‘under the franking privilege’’ and in23 serting ‘‘as Congressional mail which is subject to 

24 this section’’. 


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1 (4) QUARTERLY REPORTS ON PIECES AND

2 COSTS OF CONGRESSIONAL MAIL.—Section 

3 3216(e)(1) of such title is amended by striking 

4 ‘‘franked mail, as defined in section 3201 of this 

5 title,’’ and inserting ‘‘Congressional mail which is 

6 subject to this section’’. 

7 (5) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO HEADING.— 

8 The heading of section 3216 of such title is amended 

9 to read as follows: 

10 ‘‘§ 3216. Payment for Congressional mail’’. 

11 (d) REPEAL OF MAILING PRIVILEGES OF SURVIVORS

12 OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.— 

13 (1) REPEAL.—Section 3218 of such title is re14 pealed. 

15 (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO

16 PAYMENT.—Section 3216(a)(1) of such title is 

17 amended— 

18 (A) by striking ‘‘through the mails—’’ and 

19 all that follows through ‘‘under the’’ and insert20 ing ‘‘through the mails under the’’; and 

21 (B) by striking subparagraph (B). 

22 (3) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO

23 ROLE OF HOUSE COMMISSION ON CONGRESSIONAL

24 MAILING STANDARDS.—Section 5(d) of Public Law 

25 93–191 (2 U.S.C. 501(d)) is amended— 


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘3218,’’; and 

2 (B) by striking ‘‘(or any individual des3 ignated by the Clerk of the House under section 

4 3218 of title 39)’’. 

5 (4) CONFORMING AMENDMENT RELATING TO

6 ROLE OF SELECT COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS AND

7 CONDUCT OF THE SENATE.—Section 6 of Public 

8 Law 93–191 (2 U.S.C. 502(a)) is amended— 

9 (A) by striking ‘‘3218,’’; and 

10 (B) by striking ‘‘, surviving spouse of any 

11 of the foregoing,’’. 

12 (e) MISCELLANEOUS CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

13 (1) SHIPMENT BY MOST ECONOMICAL MEANS.— 

14 Section 3208 of such title is amended by striking 

15 ‘‘other than franked mail’’. 

16 (2) MAILING OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS AFTER

17 EXPIRATION OF TERMS.—Section 3211 of such title 

18 is amended by striking ‘‘franked mail’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘Congressional mail’’. 

20 (3) CONGRESSIONAL RECORD AS CONGRES21 SIONAL MAIL.—Section 3212 of such title is amend22 ed— 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘franked mail’’ each place 

24 it appears and inserting ‘‘Congressional mail’’; 

25 and 


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1 (B) by amending the heading to read as 

2 follows: 

3 ‘‘§ 3212. Congressional Record as Congressional 

4 mail’’. 

5 (4) MAILING OF SEEDS AND REPORTS FROM

6 THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AFTER EXPIRA7 TION OF TERMS.—Section 3213(2) of such title is 

8 amended by striking ‘‘franked mail’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘Congressional mail’’. 

10 (5) MAILING PRIVILEGE OF FORMER PRESI11 DENT AND SURVIVING SPOUSE.—Section 3214 of 

12 such title is amended by striking ‘‘franked mail’’ and 

13 inserting ‘‘Congressional mail’’. 

14 (6) LENDING OR PERMITTING USE OF

15 FRANK.—Section 3215 of such title is amended— 

16 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘Lending 

17 or permitting use of frank’’ and inserting 

18 ‘‘Permitting others to send Congres19 sional mail’’; and 

20 (B) by amending the first sentence to read 

21 as follows: ‘‘A person entitled to send Congres22 sional mail under this chapter may not permit 

23 the sending of such mail by any committee, or24 ganization, or association, or permit the sending 

25 of such mail by any person for the benefit or 


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1 use of any committee, organization, or associa2 tion.’’ 

3 (7) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN MAILGRAMS AS

4 CONGRESSIONAL MAIL.—Section 3219 of such title 

5 is amended by striking ‘‘franked mail’’ both places 

6 it appears and inserting ‘‘Congressional mail’’. 

7 (8) USE OF CONGRESSIONAL MAIL IN THE LO8 CATION AND RECOVERY OF MISSING CHILDREN.— 

9 Section 3220 of such title is amended— 

10 (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘official’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘Congressional’’; and 

12 (B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘franked 

13 mail’’ and inserting ‘‘Congressional mail’’. 

14 (f) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—(1) The chapter head15 ing and table of sections at the beginning of chapter 32 

16 of such title are amended to read as follows: 

17 ‘‘CHAPTER 32—PENALTY AND 

18 CONGRESSIONAL MAIL 

‘‘Sec. 

‘‘3201. Definitions. 

‘‘3202. Penalty mail. 

‘‘3203. Endorsements on penalty covers. 

‘‘3204. Restrictions on use of penalty mail. 

‘‘3205. Accounting for penalty covers. 

‘‘3206. Reimbursement for penalty mail service. 

‘‘3207. Limit of weight of penalty mail; postage on overweight matter. 

‘‘3208. Shipment by most economical means. 

‘‘3209. Executive departments to supply information. 

‘‘3210. Mail transmitted by Members of Congress and congressional officials. 

‘‘3211. Public documents. 

‘‘3212. Congressional Record as Congressional mail. 

‘‘3213. Seeds and reports from Department of Agriculture. 

‘‘3214. Mailing privilege of former President; surviving spouse of former President. 


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‘‘3215. Permitting others to send Congressional mail unlawful. 

‘‘3216. Payment for Congressional mail. 

‘‘3217. Correspondence of members of diplomatic corps and consuls of countries 

of Postal Union of Americas and Spain. 

‘‘3218. [repealed]. 

‘‘3219. Mailgrams. 

‘‘3220. Use of Congressional mail in the location and recovery of missing children.’’. 

1 (2) The item in the table of chapters at the beginning 

2 of part IV of such title is amended to read as follows: 

‘‘32. Penalty and Congressional mail ....................................................... 3201’’. 

3 SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO OPER4 ATION OF CONGRESS. 

5 (a) STANDARDS FOR MASS MAILINGS BY SEN6 ATORS.— 

7 (1) REQUIRING MASS MAILINGS TO MEET

8 STANDARDS FOR CONGRESSIONAL MAIL.—Section 5 

9 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1995 

10 (39 U.S.C. 3210 note) is amended by striking 

11 ‘‘under the frank’’ and inserting ‘‘mailed as Con12 gressional mail under chapter 32 of title 39, United 

13 States Code’’. 

14 (2) STANDARDS.—Section 6 of such Act (39 

15 U.S.C. 3210 note) is amended— 

16 (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘the 

17 franking privilege’’ and inserting ‘‘Congres18 sional mail’’; and 

19 (B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘under 

20 the frank’’ and inserting ‘‘as Congressional mail 


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1 under chapter 32 of title 39, United States 

2 Code’’. 

3 (b) CONGRESSIONAL REGULATIONS REGARDING USE

4 OF FUNDS FOR CONGRESSIONAL MAIL.—Section 311 of 

5 the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 

6 U.S.C. 503) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘entitled to 

8 use the congressional frank’’ each place it appears 

9 and inserting ‘‘entitled to send Congressional mail’’; 

10 (2) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘the frank’’ 

11 and inserting ‘‘Congressional mail under chapter 32 

12 of title 39, United States Code’’; 

13 (3) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘entitled to 

14 use the congressional frank’’ and inserting ‘‘entitled 

15 to send Congressional mail’’; 

16 (4) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘official 

17 mail’’ and inserting ‘‘Congressional mail under chap18 ter 32 of title 39, United States Code,’’; 

19 (5) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘official mail’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘Congressional mail under chapter 32 

21 of title 39, United States Code,’’; 

22 (6) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘franked 

23 mail’’ and inserting ‘‘Congressional mail under chap24 ter 32 of title 39, United States Code,’’; 

25 (7) in subsection (e)— 


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1 (A) by striking ‘‘official mail’’ each place it 

2 appears and inserting ‘‘Congressional mail 

3 under chapter 32 of title 39, United States 

4 Code,’’, and 

5 (B) by striking ‘‘entitled to use the con6 gressional frank’’ each place it appears and in7 serting ‘‘entitled to send Congressional mail’’; 

8 and 

9 (8) by amending subsection (g)(2) to read as 

10 follows: 

11 ‘‘(2) the term ‘person entitled to send Congres12 sional mail’ means a Senator, Member of the House 

13 of Representatives, or other person authorized to 

14 send Congressional mail under section 3210(b) of 

15 title 39, United States Code.’’. 

16 (c) GUIDANCE ON APPROPRIATE USE OF CONGRES17 SIONAL MAIL.— 

18 (1) HOUSE COMMISSION ON CONGRESSIONAL

19 MAILING STANDARDS.—Section 5 of Public Law 93– 

20 191 (2 U.S.C. 501) is amended— 

21 (A) in subsection (d)— 

22 (i) by striking ‘‘franked mail’’ each 

23 place it appears and inserting ‘‘Congres24 sional mail’’, and 


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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘the franking privi2 lege’’ and inserting ‘‘the privilege to send 

3 Congressional mail’’; and 

4 (B) in subsection (e)— 

5 (i) in the first sentence, by striking 

6 ‘‘franked mail’’ and inserting ‘‘Congres7 sional mail’’, and 

8 (ii) in the tenth sentence, by striking 

9 ‘‘franking laws’’ and all that follows 

10 through ‘‘franked mail’’ and inserting ‘‘or 

11 abuse of the Congressional mailing laws by 

12 any person listed under subsection (d) of 

13 this section as entitled to send mail as 

14 Congressional mail’’. 

15 (2) SELECT COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS AND

16 CONDUCT OF THE SENATE.—Section 6 of Public 

17 Law 93–191 (2 U.S.C. 502) is amended— 

18 (A) in subsection (a)— 

19 (i) by striking ‘‘franked mail’’ both 

20 places it appears and inserting ‘‘Congres21 sional mail’’, and 

22 (ii) by striking ‘‘the franking privi23 lege’’ and inserting ‘‘Congressional mail’’; 

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1 (B) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘franking 

2 laws’’ and all that follows through ‘‘franked 

3 mail’’ and inserting ‘‘or abuse of the Congres4 sional mailing laws by any person listed under 

5 subsection (a) of this section as entitled to send 

6 mail as Congressional mail’’. 

7 (d) MISCELLANEOUS CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

8 RELATING TO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.— 

9 (1) MAIL PRIVILEGES OF FORMER SPEAKERS.— 

10 Section 4 of House Resolution 1238, Ninety-first 

11 Congress, as enacted into permanent law by chapter 

12 VIII of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1971 

13 (2 U.S.C. 5127), is amended by striking ‘‘franked 

14 mail’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Congres15 sional mail’’. 

16 (2) TRANSPORTATION OF OFFICIAL RECORDS

17 AND PAPERS TO HOUSE MEMBER’S DISTRICT.—Sec18 tion 2(2) of House Resolution 1297, Ninety-fifth 

19 Congress, as enacted into permanent law by section 

20 111(1) of the Congressional Operations Appropria21 tions Act, 1984 (2 U.S.C. 5346(b)(2)), is amended 

22 by striking ‘‘franked mail’’ and inserting ‘‘Congres23 sional mail under chapter 32 of title 39, United 

24 States Code’’. 


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1 (3) MAIL PRIVILEGES OF HOUSE LEGISLATIVE

2 COUNSEL.—Section 525 of the Legislative Reorga3 nization Act of 1970 (2 U.S.C. 282d) is amended by 

4 striking ‘‘franked mail’’ and inserting ‘‘Congres5 sional mail’’. 

6 (e) MISCELLANEOUS CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

7 RELATING TO SENATE.— 

8 (1) SENATORS’ OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND OF9 FICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT.—Subsection (a)(6) of the 

10 first section of Public Law 100–137 (2 U.S.C. 

11 6313(6)) is amended by striking ‘‘the payment of 

12 franked mail expenses of Senators’’ and inserting 

13 ‘‘the payment of expenses of Senators for Congres14 sional mail under chapter 32 of title 39, United 

15 States Code’’. 

16 (2) CONTINGENT FUND OF THE SENATE.—Sec17 tion 506(a)(3) of the Supplemental Appropriations 

18 Act, 1973 (2 U.S.C. 6314(a)3)) is amended by strik19 ing ‘‘(B) postage on’’ and all that follows through 

20 ‘‘and (C)’’. 

21 (3) TRANSPORTATION OF OFFICIAL RECORDS

22 AND PAPERS TO A SENATOR’S STATE.—Section 7(d) 

23 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005 

24 (2 U.S.C. 6319(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘franked 


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1 mail’’ and inserting ‘‘Congressional mail under chap2 ter 32 of title 39, United States Code’’. 

3 (4) MASS MAILING INFORMATION BY SEN4 ATORS.—Section 320 of the Legislative Branch Ap5 propriations Act, 1991 (2 U.S.C. 505) is amended 

6 by striking ‘‘under the frank’’ and inserting ‘‘as 

7 Congressional mail’’. 

8 (5) INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS BY SEN9 ATE COMMITTEES.—Section 6(b) of the Legislative 

10 Branch Appropriations Act, 1998 (2 U.S.C. 4334) is 

11 amended by striking ‘‘franked mail expenses’’ and 

12 inserting ‘‘expenses for Congressional mail under 

13 chapter 32 of title 39, United States Code’’. 

14 SEC. 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO RE15 SPONSIBILITIES OF GOVERNMENT PUB16 LISHING OFFICE. 

17 (a) TIME FOR DISTRIBUTION OF DOCUMENTS BY

18 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.—Section 732 of title 44, United 

19 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘to frank documents’’ 

20 and inserting ‘‘to send documents as Congressional mail 

21 under chapter 32 of title 39’’. 

22 (b) DOCUMENTS AND REPORTS ORDERED BY MEM23 BERS OF CONGRESS.—Section 733 of such title is amend24 ed— 


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1 (1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘franks and’’; 

2 and 

3 (2) by striking the second and third undesig4 nated paragraphs. 

5 (c) MAILING CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.—Section 

6 907 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘franked mail’’ 

7 and inserting ‘‘Congressional mail’’. 

8 (d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

9 for chapter 7 of such title is amended by amending the 

10 item relating to section 733 to read as follows: 

‘‘733. Documents and reports ordered by Members of Congress; envelopes for 

Members of Congress.’’. 

11 SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE; REGULATIONS. 

12 (a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

13 this Act shall apply with respect to matter mailed during 

14 the second session of the One Hundred Fourteenth Con15 gress and each succeeding session of each succeeding Con16 gress. 

17 (b) REGULATIONS.—In consultation with the United 

18 States Postal Service, the Committee on House Adminis19 tration of the House of Representatives and the Com20 mittee on Rules and Administration of the Senate shall 

21 each revise the regulations governing the treatment of offi22 cial mail of the House or Senate (as the case may be) 

23 to take into account the amendments made by this Act. 

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