39 U.S.C. § 3218 Franked Mail For Survivors of Members of Congress

• Library: United States Statutes
• Edition: 2023 Edition
• Currency: Current through P.L. 118-19 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/06/2023)

Upon the death of a Member of Congress during his term of office, the surviving spouse of such Member (or, if there is no surviving spouse, a member of the immediate family of the Member designated by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives, as appropriate, in accordance with rules and procedures established by the Secretary or the Clerk) may send, for a period not to exceed 180 days after his death, as franked mail, nonpolitical correspondence relating to the death of the Member.

Cite as 39 U.S.C. § 3218

Source: Pub. L. 91-375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 755; Pub. L. 93-191, §11, Dec. 18, 1973, 87 Stat. 746; Pub. L. 97-69, §6(b), (c) (1), Oct. 26, 1981, 95 Stat. 1043.

Notes from the Office of Law Revision Counsel

current through 3/4/2023

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS

1981- Pub. L. 97-69 substituted "survivors" for "surviving spouses" in section catchline and, in text, inserted "(or, if there is no surviving spouse, a member of the immediate family of the Member designated by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of Representatives, as appropriate, in accordance with rules and procedures established by the Secretary or the Clerk)" after "such Member".