[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 200 (Tuesday, December 5, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H6120]
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AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO MODIFY THE PERIOD 
  BEFORE THE DATE OF ANY PRIMARY ELECTION OR GENERAL ELECTION DURING 
WHICH A MASS MAILING IS NOT FRANKABLE BY A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE WHO IS A 
           CANDIDATE IN SUCH ELECTION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

  Mrs. HOUCHIN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committees on Rules and House Administration be discharged from further 
consideration of H. Res. 731, and ask for its immediate consideration 
in the House.
  The Clerk read the title of the resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Donalds). Is there objection to the 
request of the gentlewoman from Indiana?
  There was no objection.
  The text of the resolution is as follows:

                              H. Res. 731

       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OF THE FRANK BEFORE A 
                   PRIMARY OR GENERAL ELECTION.

       (a) In General.--Clause 8 of rule XXIV of the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives is amended by striking ``less than 
     90 days before the date of a primary or general election 
     (whether regular, special, or runoff) in which such 
     individual is a candidate for public office'' and inserting 
     ``on a date during the period described in section 
     3210(a)(6)(A) of such title''.
       (b) House Communications Standards Commission Regulations 
     and Guidance.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
     adoption of this resolution--
       (1) the House Communications Standards Commission shall 
     update any relevant regulation or guidance to reflect the 
     amendment made by subsection (a); and
       (2) the Committee on House Administration shall make 
     publicly available on the website of the Committee any such 
     regulation or guidance updated under paragraph (1).

     SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO JURISDICTION OF 
                   COMMITTEE ON HOUSE ADMINISTRATION.

       Clause 1(k)(7) of rule X of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives is amended by striking ``Franking 
     Commission'' and inserting ``House Communications Standards 
     Commission''.

  The resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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