§ 59h. — Mass mailing sent by House Members.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 2USC59h]
TITLE 2--THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 3--COMPENSATION AND ALLOWANCES OF MEMBERS
Sec. 59h. Mass mailing sent by House Members
(a) Notice that mailing is at taxpayer expense
Each mass mailing sent by a Member of the House of Representatives
shall bear in a prominent place on its face, or on the envelope or
outside cover or wrapper in which the mail matter is sent, the following
notice: ``this mailing was prepared, published, and mailed at taxpayer
expense.'', or a notice to the same effect in words which may be
prescribed under subsection (c) of this section. The notice shall be
printed in a type size not smaller than 7-point.
(b) Publication of each Member's total expense and amount
(1) There shall be published in the itemized report of disbursements
of the House of Representatives as required by law, a summary tabulation
setting forth, for the office of each Member of the House of
Representatives, the total number of pieces of mass mail mailed during
the period involved and the total cost of those mass mailings.
(2) Each such tabulation shall also include--
(A) the total cost (as referred to in paragraph (1)) divided by
the number (as determined by the Postmaster General) of addresses
(other than business possible delivery stops) in the Congressional
district from which the Member was elected (as such addresses are
described in section 3210(d)(7)(B) of title 39); and
(B) the total number of pieces of mass mail (as referred to in
paragraph (1)) divided by the number (as determined by the
Postmaster General) of addresses (other than business possible
delivery stops) in the Congressional district from which the Member
was elected (as such addresses are described in section
3210(d)(7)(B) of title 39).
(c) Regulations
The Committee on House Oversight shall prescribe such rules and
regulations and shall take such other action as the Committee considers
necessary and proper for Members to conform to the provisions of this
subsection and applicable rules and regulations.
(d) Definitions
For purposes of this section--
(1) the term ``Member of the House of Representatives'' means a
Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the
Congress; and
(2) the term ``mass mailing'' has the meaning given such term by
section 3210(a)(6)(E) of title 39.
(e) Applicability
This section shall apply with respect to sessions of Congress
beginning after September 16, 1996.
(Pub. L. 104-197, title III, Sec. 311, Sept. 16, 1996, 110 Stat. 2414.)
Codification
Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1997.
Change of Name
Committee on House Oversight of House of Representatives changed to
Committee on House Administration of House of Representatives by House
Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Jan. 6, 1999.
