HR 1698 · 103th Congress · Congress
To prohibit Members of the House of Representatives from using official funds for the production or mailing of newsletters; to reduce by 50 percent the amount which may be made available for the Official Mail Allowance of any such Member; and for other purposes.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.(1993-04-05)
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Prohibits a Member of the House of Representatives from using any official funds for the production or mailing of a newsletter. Amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1991 to change the Official Mail Allowance for Members of the House of Representatives to not more than the product of: (1) one and one-half times the single-piece rate applicable to first class mail (currently three times such rate); and (2) the number of addresses in the congressional district. Requires any unobligated funds remaining in the Official Mail Allowance of a Member of the House at the end of a session of Congress to be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury and applied toward the reduction of the Federal budget deficit.…
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