Congressional Mail : History of the Franking Privilege and Options for Change.

Provides history of the franking privilege, which allows Members of Congress to send official mail at government expense. Discusses franking privilege costs, appropriations and allocations to individual Members, and reform efforts.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2003.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Provides history of the franking privilege, which allows Members of Congress to send official mail at government expense. Discusses franking privilege costs, appropriations and allocations to individual Members, and reform efforts.
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