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<dc:title>118 HRES 731 EH: Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to modify the period before the date of any primary election or general election during which a mass mailing is not frankable by a Member of the House who is a candidate in such election, and for other purposes.</dc:title>
<dc:publisher>U.S. House of Representatives</dc:publisher>
<dc:date>2023-12-05</dc:date>
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<congress display="no">118th CONGRESS</congress>
<session display="no">1st Session</session>
<legis-num display="yes">H. RES. 731</legis-num>
<current-chamber display="yes">In the House of Representatives, U. S.,</current-chamber>
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<action-date date="20231205">December 5, 2023</action-date>
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<legis-type display="yes">RESOLUTION</legis-type>
<official-title display="no">Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to modify the period before the date of any primary election or general election during which a mass mailing is not frankable by a Member of the House who is a candidate in such election, and for other purposes.</official-title>
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<section display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="section-one" id="H892035F0631A4C4380FD7EDE50E5B878"><enum>1.</enum><header>Limitations on the use of the frank before a primary or general election</header>
<subsection id="H02AF2807858F45F0B7782CD92FFC470A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Clause 8 of rule XXIV of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by striking <quote>less than 90 days before the date of a primary or general election (whether regular, special, or runoff) in which such individual is a candidate for public office</quote> and inserting <quote>on a date during the period described in section 3210(a)(6)(A) of such title</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H17D0435A1AFF4C889202EB194CF0F866"><enum>(b)</enum><header>House Communications Standards Commission regulations and guidance</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution—</text>
<paragraph id="H7721F29A70D64AE8818A53CF6224F78B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the House Communications Standards Commission shall update any relevant regulation or guidance to reflect the amendment made by subsection (a); and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD49E0C2891244E3FAEDB519E45F9DD5A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Committee on House Administration shall make publicly available on the website of the Committee any such regulation or guidance updated under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H2C54D7ADD35B448CB078B327E6242EF4"><enum>2.</enum><header>Clarification with respect to jurisdiction of Committee on House Administration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Clause 1(k)(7) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by striking <quote>Franking Commission</quote> and inserting <quote>House Communications Standards Commission</quote>.</text></section> </resolution-body> <attestation><attestation-group><attestor display="no">Cheryl L. Johnson,</attestor><role>Clerk.</role></attestation-group></attestation> </resolution> 

