39 U.S.C. § 3210
Franked mail transmitted by the Vice President, Members of Congress, and congressional officials
United States · Title 39 — POSTAL SERVICE · Status: effective
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- 39 U.S.C. § 3210, Franked mail transmitted by the Vice President, Members of Congress, and congressional officials, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/474037
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It is the intent of the Congress that mail matter which is frankable specifically includes, but is not limited to—
It is the intent of the Congress that a Member of or Member-elect to Congress may not mail as franked mail—
mail matter which constitutes or includes—
It is the intent of Congress that a Member of, or Member-elect to, Congress may not mail any mass mailing as franked mail—
in the case of a Member of, or Member-elect to, the House who is a candidate for any other public office, if the mass mailing—
As used in this section, the term “mass mailing” means, with respect to a session of Congress, any mailing of newsletters or other pieces of mail with substantially identical content (whether such mail is deposited singly or in bulk, or at the same time or different times), totaling more than 500 pieces in that session, except that such term does not include any mailing—
Franked mail mailed with a simplified form of address under this subsection—
may be delivered to—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to clarify the proper use of the franking privilege by Members of Congress, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to prohibit certain franked mailings by Members of Congress and certain officers of the United States, other than mailings related to the closing of their official business, after such Members or officers have left office.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Ethics in Government Act of 1978House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- A bill to amend the provisions of title 39, United States Code, relating to the use of the frank, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- A bill to authorize the use of the frank for official mail sent by the Law Revision Counsel of the House of Representatives.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1990House: no recorded tallySenate: 81–9
- Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991
- Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1993
- Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1997
- Postal Accountability and Enhancement ActHouse: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- CARES Act
- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally