HR 16283 · 93th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to provide additional standards to regulate the proper use of the penalty mail privilege on an official basis by Government departments.

Introduced 1974-08-06· Sponsored by Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.(1974-08-06)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] States that any mailing of matter, as penalty mail, in excess of five thousand identical pieces, may not be carried in the mails as penalty mail until the officer, executive department, or independent establishment of the Government which intends to transmit such matter has submitted to the Comptroller General of the United States a request for certification that the carriage of such matter in the mails as penalty mail is in compliance with law and has received such certification from the Comptroller General.…

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Democrat