[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 297 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 297

  Providing for greater disclosure of information relating to franked 
      mass mailing and voting records of Members of the House of 
                            Representatives.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 4, 1993

  Mr. Santorum submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
   jointly to the Committees on Post Office and Civil Service, House 
                       Administration, and Rules

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Providing for greater disclosure of information relating to franked 
      mass mailing and voting records of Members of the House of 
                            Representatives.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This resolution may be cited as the ``Franking Fairness and Voting 
Disclosure Resolution''.

SEC. 2. MATTER APPROVED FOR FRANKED MASS MAILING TO BE AVAILABLE TO THE 
              PUBLIC.

    The House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards and each 
Member of the House of Representatives shall make available to the 
public for review and copying all matter approved by the Commission for 
franked mass mailing by the Member. Any copying under the preceding 
sentence shall be at the expense of the person who requests the 
copying.

SEC. 3. DISCLOSURE OF VOTING RECORDS OF MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF 
              REPRESENTATIVES.

    The Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives shall, upon request, 
disclose to the public the voting record of any Member of the House of 
Representatives. The disclosure shall be in a standard format approved 
by the Committee on House Administration.

SEC. 4. DEFINITION.

    As used in this resolution, the term ``Member of the House of 
Representatives'' means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident 
Commissioner, to the Congress.

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