[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 906 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 906

  To provide for a reduced rate of postage for certain mailings that, 
     under Federal or State law, are required to be made by local 
                              governments.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 3, 1997

  Mr. McIntosh (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Davis of 
Virginia, Mr. Frost, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Condit, Mrs. Myrick, Ms. Lofgren, 
  and Mr. Moran of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was 
      referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide for a reduced rate of postage for certain mailings that, 
     under Federal or State law, are required to be made by local 
                              governments.

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

SECTION 1. REDUCED RATE OF POSTAGE.

    The United States Postal Service shall establish a discount presort 
first-class postage rate for specified local governmental mailings--
            (1) that are mandated by Federal or State law, such as 
        property tax statements, summonses, and jury-duty pay; but
            (2) for which no Federal or State funds are provided to 
        local governments to defray the associated administrative 
        costs.
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