[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 447 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 447

      Permitting the use of the frank for mailings which include 
solicitations for charities responding to a major disaster which is the 
  subject of a Presidential declaration under the Robert T. Stafford 
             Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 15, 2005

    Mr. Brown of Ohio (for himself, Ms. Millender-McDonald, and Ms. 
 Slaughter) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee 
on Government Reform, 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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                               RESOLUTION


 
      Permitting the use of the frank for mailings which include 
solicitations for charities responding to a major disaster which is the 
  subject of a Presidential declaration under the Robert T. Stafford 
             Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

    Resolved, That in applying the requirements of section 3210(a) of 
title 39, United States Code, to a mailing by a Member of the House of 
Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the 
Congress), the House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards may 
not find that the mailing is not frankable solely because it includes a 
solicitation of funds for or on behalf of an entity for the purpose of 
supporting relief efforts and activities in response to a major 
disaster for which the President has made a declaration under title IV 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(or, in the case of a mailing sent electronically, includes a link to 
such a solicitation on an Internet site), if the entity is included in 
the list of relief organizations responding to the disaster which is 
maintained or referred to in official notices of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency.
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