39 U.S.C. § 3214
Mailing privilege of former President; surviving spouse of former President
United States · Title 39 — POSTAL SERVICE · Status: effective
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- 39 U.S.C. § 3214, Mailing privilege of former President; surviving spouse of former President, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/474041
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A former President and the surviving spouse of a former President may send nonpolitical mail within the United States and its territories and possessions as franked mail. Such mail of a former President and of the surviving spouse of a former President marked “Postage and Fees Paid” in the manner prescribed by the Postal Service shall be accepted by the Postal Service for transmission in the international mails.
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 The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.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
- Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Appropriations Act, 1994
- Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 1998