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2 U.S.C. § 506 — Mass mailing sent by House Members
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**(a) Notice that mailing is at taxpayer expense**
(1) 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, one of the notices described in paragraph (2) or a notice to the same effect in words which may be prescribed under subsection (c). The notice shall be printed in a type size not smaller than 7-point.
(2) The notices described in this paragraph are as follows:
(A) “Paid for with official funds from the office of _____.”, with the blank filled in with the name of the Member sending the mailing.
(B) “Paid for by the funds authorized by the House of Representatives for District __ of _____.”, with the first blank filled in with the name of the congressional district number, and the second blank filled in with the name of the State, of the Member sending the mailing.
(C) “Paid for by official funds authorized by the House of Representatives.”
**(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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.
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**(a) Notice that mailing is at taxpayer expense**
(1) 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, one of the notices described in paragraph (2) or a notice to the same effect in words which may be prescribed under subsection (c). The notice shall be printed in a type size not smaller than 7-point.
(2) The notices described in this paragraph are as follows:
(A) “Paid for with official funds from the office of _____.”, with the blank filled in with the name of the Member sending the mailing.
(B) “Paid for by the funds authorized by the House of Representatives for District __ of _____.”, with the first blank filled in with the name of the congressional district number, and the second blank filled in with the name of the State, of the Member sending the mailing.
(C) “Paid for by official funds authorized by the House of Representatives.”
**(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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title39-section3210/d/7/B&num=0&edition=prelim)); 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title39-section3210/d/7/B&num=0&edition=prelim)).
**(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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title39-section3210/a/6/E&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(e) Applicability** This section shall apply with respect to sessions of Congress beginning after September 16, 1996.
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**(a) Establishment; designation** There is established a special commission of the House of Representatives, designated the “House Communications Standards Commission” (herein referred to as the “Commission”).
**(b) Membership; political party representation; Chairman; vacancies; quorum** The Commission shall be composed of six Members appointed by the Speaker of the House, three from the majority political party, and three from the minority political party, in the House. The Speaker shall designate as Chairman of the Commission, from among the members of the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service of the House, one of the Members appointed to the Commission. A vacancy in the membership of the Commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. Four members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum to do business.
**(c) Assistance and use of personnel, including chief counsel, of Committee on Post Office and Civil Service of the House** In performing its duties and functions, the Commission may use such personnel, office space, equipment, and facilities of, and obtain such other assistance from, the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service of the House, as such committee shall make available to the Commission. Such personnel and assistance shall include, in all cases, the services and assistance of the chief counsel or other head of the professional staff (by whatever title designated) of such committee. All assistance so furnished to the Commission by the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service shall be sufficient to enable the Commission to perform its duties and functions efficiently and effectively.
**(d) Advisory opinions or consultations respecting franked mail for persons entitled to franking privilege; franking privilege regu
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 59h was editorially reclassified as [section 506 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title2-section506&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 2—THE CONGRESS
§ 506
by the Secretary, a description of the group or
groups of persons to whom the mass mailing was
mailed and the number of pieces mailed.
(Pub. L. 101–520, title III, § 320, Nov. 5, 1990, 104
Stat. 2285.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 59g of this
title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering
as this section.
Section is from the Legislative Branch Appropria-
tions Act, 1991.
§ 506. Mass mailing sent by House Members
(a) Notice that mailing is at taxpayer expense
(1) Each mass mailing sent by a Member of the
House of Representatives shall bear in a promi-
nent place on its face, or on the envelope or out-
side cover or wrapper in which the mail matter
is sent, one of the notices described in paragraph
(2) or a notice to the same effect in words which
may be prescribed under subsection (c). The no-
tice shall be printed in a type size not smaller
than 7-point.
(2) The notices described in this paragraph are
as follows:
(A) ‘‘Paid for with official funds from the of-
fice of lllll.’’, with the blank filled in
with the name of the Member sending the
mailing.
(B) ‘‘Paid for by the funds authorized by the
House of Representatives for District ll of
lllll.’’, with the first blank filled in with
the name of the congressional district number,
and the second blank filled in with the name
of the State, of the Member sending the mail-
ing.
(C) ‘‘Paid for by official funds authorized by
the House of Representatives.’’
(b) Publication of each Member’s total expense
and amount
(1) There shall be published in the itemized re-
port of disbursements of the House of Represent-
atives as required by law, a summary tabulation
setting forth, for the office of each Member of
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