US Congress House Bill 4872 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Introduced on June 17 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-06-17 - Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Pending: House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Ending Special Mail Privileges for Congress Act of 2014 - Amends federal postal law to repeal franking privileges for mail transmitted by Members of Congress and congressional officials. Requires the mail to be transmitted as congressional mail. Replaces requirements and procedures for the use of franked mail with those for congressional mail. Repeals franked mailing privileges for survivors of Members of Congress. Requires a former President and his or her surviving spouse to send nonpolitical mail within the United States and its territories and possessions as congressional mail instead of franked mail.

Ending Special Mail Privileges for Congress Act of 2014

Rep. Rob Woodall [R-GA]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR]	Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]
Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]	Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-06-17	House	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2014-06-17	House	Referred to House House Administration
2014-06-17	House	Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4872/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4872/BILLS-113hr4872ih.pdf