[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2308 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2308

To abolish the franking privilege for the House of Representatives and 
to provide for use of approved forms of postage and postage meters for 
             official mail of the House of Representatives.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 12, 1995

 Mr. Roberts introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on House Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on 
   Government Reform and Oversight, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To abolish the franking privilege for the House of Representatives and 
to provide for use of approved forms of postage and postage meters for 
             official mail of the House of Representatives.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ABOLITION OF THE FRANKING PRIVILEGE FOR THE HOUSE OF 
              REPRESENTATIVES.
    Notwithstanding title 39, United States Code, title III of the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991, or any other provision of 
law, the franking privilege is abolished with respect to the House of 
Representatives.
SEC. 2. ALLOWANCES AND FORMS OF POSTAGE TO BE USED FOR OFFICIAL MAIL OF 
              THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
    (a) Allowances.--In lieu of the Official Mail Allowance established 
by section 311(e) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 (2 
U.S.C. 59e(e))--
            (1) with respect to Members of the House of 
        Representatives, amounts for official mail shall be made 
        available under the Members' Representational Allowance, as 
        allocated by the Committee on House Oversight of the House of 
        Representatives; and
            (2) with respect to officers and employees of the House of 
        Representatives, there is established a spending allowance for 
        official mail.
    (b) Forms of Postage.--Both the portion of the Members' 
Representational Allowance that is allocated to official mail and the 
spending allowance for official mail shall be available in the same 
manner and to the same extent as the Official Mail Allowance was 
available under such section 311(e), except that they shall be used to 
purchase forms of postage approved by the Committee on House Oversight 
of the House of Representatives, rather than to pay for mail sent under 
the frank.
    (c) Postage Meters.--The Chief Administrative Officer of the House 
of Representatives shall take such action as may be necessary to 
provide for use of postage meters to record the cost and volume of 
official mail under the Members' Representational Allowance and the 
spending allowance for official mail.
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