39 U.S.C. § 3218
Franked mail for survivors of Members of Congress
United States · Title 39 — POSTAL SERVICE · Status: effective
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- 39 U.S.C. § 3218, Franked mail for survivors of Members of Congress, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/474045
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Upon the death of a Member of Congress during his term of office, the surviving spouse of such Member (or, if there is no surviving spouse, a member of the immediate family of the Member designated by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives, as appropriate, in accordance with rules and procedures established by the Secretary or the Clerk) may send, for a period not to exceed 180 days after his death, as franked mail, nonpolitical correspondence relating to the death of the Member.
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 The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.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 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