Use of the Congressional Frank: Hearings Before the Special Ad Hoc Subcommittee of the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, House of Representatives, Ninety-third Congress, First Session, on H.R. 3180. February 20 and 27, 1973

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Page 54 - Member-elect; (C) mail matter which specifically solicits political support for the sender or any other person or any political party, or a vote or financial assistance for any candidate for any public office...
Page 9 - Code, is amended to read as follows : "§3212. Congressional Record under frank of Members of Congress "(a) Members of Congress may send the Congressional Record as franked mail. ''(b) Members of Congress may send, as franked mail, any part of, or a reprint of any part of, the Congressional Record, including speeches or reports contained therein, if such matter is mailable as franked mail under section 3210 of this title.".
Page 68 - The intent of the prescribed criteria is to produce the equivalent postage charges by application of average rates to tabulated pounds or piece counts that would otherwise result by direct price out of individual classes, weights and pieces of mail at prevailing rates.
Page 68 - A person entitled to use franked mail may not loan his frank or permit its use by any committee, organization, or association; or permit its use by any person for the benefit or use of any committee; organization, or association.
Page 92 - It is well known, of course, that Members of the Congress engage in many activities other than the purely legislative activities protected by the Speech or Debate Clause. These include a wide range of legitimate "errands...
Page 84 - Congress as though it were first-class mail; is this correct? Mr. SANDERS. With one exception, I believe that is true, Mr. Chairman. Mr. UDALL. If we used third class, single piece rate, for example, something qualified, something a Member was mailing qualified for that, the contrast between the 8-cent rate and the 4-cent single piece rate would be a 50-percent saving in that situation. Maybe you or Mr. Sharp would like to comment on whether the Postal Service would be interested in trying to work...
Page 65 - Chairman Committee on Post Office and Civil Service US House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Mr. Chairman: This Is In reply to your letter of March 27, 1987, which submitted several questions for the record on the implementation of the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) Act of 1986.
Page 51 - States ; and (2) identify any court proceeding or action which, in the opinion of the Joint Committee, is of vital interest to the Congress, or to either House of the Congress, as a constitutionally established institution of the Federal Government and call such proceeding or action to the attention of that House of the Congress which is specifically concerned or to both Houses of the Congress if both Houses are concerned.
Page 33 - ... increase in the power of the Executive and Judicial Branches over the Legislative Branch resulting from our holding today. If we underestimate the potential for harassment, the Congress, of course, is free to exempt its Members from the ambit of federal bribery laws, but it has deliberately allowed the instant statute to remain on the books for over a century.
Page 55 - ... any Member or Member-elect, is not of such size, or does not occur with such frequency in the mail matter concerned, as to lead to the conclusion that the purpose of such picture, sketch, or likeness is to advertise the Member or Member-elect rather than to illustrate accompanying text. (4) It is the intent of the Congress that the franking privilege under this section shall not permit, and may not be used for, the transmission through the mails as franked mail of matter which in its nature is...

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