‘‘(3) the term ‘mass communication’ means a 
mass mailing described in section 3210(a)(6)(E) of 
title 39, United States Code, or any other unsolic-
ited communication of substantially identical content 
which is transmitted to 500 or more persons in a 
session of Congress, as provided under regulations of 
the House Communications Standards Commission, 
except that such term does not include— 
‘‘(A) any communication from a Member 
of the House of Representatives to another 
Member of the House of Representatives, a 
Senator, or any Federal, State, or local govern-
ment official; 
‘‘(B) any news release to the communica-
tions media; 
‘‘(C) any such mass mailing or unsolicited 
communication made in direct response to a 
communication from a person to whom the 
mass mailing or unsolicited communication was 
transmitted; or 
‘‘(D) in the case of any such unsolicited 
communication which is transmitted in a digital 
format, a communication for which the cost of 
the content is less than a threshold amount es-
tablished under regulations of the House Com-
munications Standards Commission.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO RULES OF THE 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.—Clause 9 of rule XXIV 
of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended 
by inserting after ‘‘that session,’’ the following: ‘‘or any 
other unsolicited communication of substantially identical 
content which is transmitted to 500 or more persons in 
that session or, in the case of a digital communication of 
substantially identical content, which is disseminated at 
a cost exceeding a designated amount, as provided under 
regulations of the House Communications Standards 
Commission,’’. 
SEC. 4. REVISION TO MASS MAILING NOTICE ON TAXPAYER 
FUNDING. 
Section 311(a) of the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1997 (2 U.S.C. 506(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) Each mass mailing’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(a)(1) Each mass mailing’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘the following notice:’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘or a notice’’ and inserting 
‘‘one of the notices described in paragraph (2) or a 
notice’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
‘‘(2) The notices described in this paragraph are as 
follows: 
‘‘(A) ‘Paid for with official funds from the of-
fice of lllll.’, with the blank filled in with 
the name of the Member sending the mailing. 
‘‘(B) ‘Paid for by the funds authorized by the 
House of Representatives for District ll of 
lllll.’, with the first blank filled in with the 
name of the congressional district number, and the 
second blank filled in with the name of the State, of 
the Member sending the mailing. 
‘‘(C) ‘Paid for by official funds authorized by 
the House of Representatives.’ ’’. 
SEC. 5. REVISIONS TO RESTRICTIONS ON MAIL MATTER 
CONSIDERED FRANKABLE. 
(a) EXPRESSIONS OF CONGRATULATIONS.—Section 
3210(a)(3)(F) of title 39, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘to a person who has achieved some public 
distinction’’. 
(b) BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION RELATED TO OF-
FICIAL
AND
REPRESENTATIONAL
DUTIES.—Section 
3210(a)(3)(I) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘publi-
cation or in response to a specific request therefor’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘publication, in response to a spe-
cific request therefor, or which relates to the Member’s 
or Member-elect’s official and representational duties,’’. 
(c) PHOTOS AND LIKENESSES INCLUDED IN NEWS-
LETTERS
OR
GENERAL
MASS
MAILINGS.—Section 
3210(a)(3) of such title is amended— 
(1) by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph 
(H); 
(2) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 
inserting a period; and 
(3) by striking subparagraph (J). 
(d) CLARIFICATION OF ABILITY OF MEMBERS TO 
USE FRANKED MAIL TO SEND PERSONAL MESSAGES TO 
CONSTITUENTS.—Section 3210(a)(4) of such title is 
amended by striking the period at the end and inserting 
the following: ‘‘, except that nothing in this paragraph 
may be construed to prohibit the use of the franking privi-
lege for the transmission of matter which is purely per-
sonal to a recipient who is a constituent of a Member of 
Congress and which is related to the official business, ac-
tivities, and duties of the Member.’’. 
(e) HOLIDAY CARDS.—Section 3210(a)(5)(B)(iii) of 
such title is amended by striking ‘‘holiday greetings’’ and 
inserting ‘‘religious holiday greetings’’. 
(f) UNIFORM BLACKOUT PERIOD FOR ALL MEMBERS 
OF CONGRESS.—
(1) UNIFORM PERIOD.—Section 3210(a)(6)(A) 
of such title is amended— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘(or, in the 
case of a Member of the House, fewer than 90 
days)’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ‘‘90 
days’’ and inserting ‘‘60 days’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to the reg-
ularly scheduled general election for Federal office 
held in November 2020 and each succeeding election 
for public office. 
(g) NONAPPLICATION
OF BLACKOUT PERIOD
TO 
PARTY NOMINATING CONVENTIONS OR CAUCUSES.—Sec-
tion 3210(a)(6) of such title is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘pri-
mary election’ does not include a convention or caucus of 
a political party which has authority to nominate a can-
didate.’’. 
(h) INFORMATION ON CERTAIN MATTERS.—Section 
3210(a)(6)(E) of such title is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (ii); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of clause 
(iii) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and