39 U.S.C. § 3211 — Public documents

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This section addresses Public documents. It sets out the rules stated in the section.

The Vice President, Members of Congress, the Secretary of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, each of the elected officers of the House of Representatives (other than a Member of the House) during the 90-day period immediately following the expiration of their respective terms of office, may send and receive as franked mail all public documents printed by order of Congress.

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The Vice President, Members of Congress, the Secretary of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, each of the elected officers of the House of Representatives (other than a Member of the House) during the 90-day period immediately following the expiration of their respective terms of office, may send and receive as franked mail all public documents printed by order of Congress.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 754; Pub. L. 93–191, § 2, Dec. 18, 1973, 87 Stat. 741; Pub. L. 97–69, § 5(a), Oct. 26, 1981, 95 Stat. 1043.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1970Enacted · Pub. L. 91-375 · 84 Stat. 754
1973Amended · Pub. L. 93-191 · 87 Stat. 741
1981Amended · Pub. L. 97-69 · 95 Stat. 1043

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 91-375 on 1970-08-12.