House bill · 103rd Congress · Did not become law
To amend the formula for determining the Official Mail Allowance for members of the House of Representatives; to amend the provisions of title 39, United States Code, relating to the franking privilege for Members of Congress and provide that the provisions of law preventing Members from sending mass mailings within the 60-day period immediately before an election be expanded so as to prevent Members from mailing any unsolicited franked mail within that period; and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Peter Blute R-MAWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 3, 1994
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
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Latest action: Feb 3, 1994 — Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
22 cosponsors — 21 Republicans, 1 Democrat
2 of 22 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.
Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Charles Canady (R-FL), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Thomas Ewing (R-IL), Porter Goss (R-FL), James Greenwood (R-PA), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Steve Horn (R-CA), Bob Inglis (R-SC), Andrew Jacobs (D-IN), Jack Kingston (R-GA), John Linder (R-GA), Jan Meyers (R-KS), Bill Paxon (R-NY), Rob Portman (R-OH), Jack Quinn (R-NY), H. Saxton (R-NJ), Christopher Shays (R-CT), Nick Smith (R-MI), Peter Torkildsen (R-MA), Bill Zeliff (R-NH), Dick Zimmer (R-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 103rd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Peter Blute.
- H.Res. 255 (103rd) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any laws enacted pertaining to the reform of our Nation's health care system…
- H.J.Res. 320 (103rd) Designating April 11, 1994, as "Persian Gulf War Veteran Recognition Day".
- H.R. 3943 (103rd) Senior Citizens Housing Safety Act
- H.R. 2059 (103rd) To rescind unused funds resulting from the abolition of the Select Committees on Aging; Children, Youth and Families; Hunger; and…
- H.R. 4211 (103rd) Biotechnology Competitiveness Act of 1994
- H.R. 4212 (103rd) Biotechnology Stimulus Act of 1994
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.