[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 642 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 642

To amend title 39, United States Code, to prevent certain types of mail 
 matter from being sent by a Member of the House of Representatives as 
                        part of a mass mailing.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 6, 1997

  Mr. LaHood 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 amend title 39, United States Code, to prevent certain types of mail 
 matter from being sent by a Member of the House of Representatives as 
                        part of a mass mailing.

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

SECTION 1. RESTRICTION.

    (a) In General.--Section 3210(a) of title 39, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(8) A Member of the House of Representatives may not send, as 
part of a mass mailing, any matter described in subparagraph (B), (C), 
or (F) of paragraph (3).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to mail sent during any session of Congress 
beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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