Establishing an allowance for offical mail, reducing from 3 to 1 the factor used in limiting the amount of postal patron mail allowable in any year, and otherwise providing for controls on the cost of mailing by Members of the House of Representatives.

Summary

Establishes an Official Mail Allowance for franked mailing by Members of the House of Representatives within specified guidelines and limitations. Amends rule XLVI of the Rules of the House of Representatives to: (1) reduce from six to one the number of franked mailings per year per addressee to which a Member after December 31, 1990, is entitled; (2) reduce from six to one, after such date, the number of franked mailings per year per addressee relating solely to a notice of appearance or a scheduled itinerary of a Member; (3) require a Member, before making any mass mailing (including direct response to communications from constituents), to submit a sample or description of the mail matter involved to the House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards for a statutory compliance advisory opinion; (4) require the Committee on House Administration to prepare and have published in the Congressional Record, semi-annually, a mass mailing report; and (5) require that a mass mailing by a Member contain a specified notice on the cover page of the document.

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