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39 U.S.C. § 3211

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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.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1972–1974 · leading case: Schiaffo v. Helstoski, 350 F. Supp. 1076 (D.N.J. 1972).
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Schiaffo v. Helstoski, 350 F. Supp. 1076 (D.N.J. 1972). · cites it 7× “” Distribution of public documents printed by order of Congress is authorized by 39 U.S.C. § 3211 which provides: “The Vice-President, Members of Congress, the Secretary of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, and the…”
Alfred D. Schiaffo, in No. 72-2168 v. Henry Helstoski, in No. 72-2167, 492 F.2d 413 (3rd Cir. 1974). “Applying 39 U.S.C. § 3211 , the district court decided that those documents printed by congressional order could be sent under the frank to persons not .”
Hoellen v. Annunzio, 348 F. Supp. 305 (N.D. Ill. 1972). “39 U.S.C. § 3211 expressly permits sending any public document printed by order of Congress as franked mail, without restriction as to addressee or purpose.”
Bowie v. Williams, 351 F. Supp. 628 (E.D. Pa. 1972). “” 39 U.S.C. § 3211 . 4. “ . . . the Congressional Record, or any part thereof, or speeches or reports therein contained.”
Belardino v. Murphy, 364 F. Supp. 1223 (S.D.N.Y. 1972). “The materials mailed are not “public documents” under 39 U.S.C. § 3211 . While I accept that defendant acted in good faith and in the belief that the mailings were “official business”, I conclude that they were not “official business” because they were sent to persons in New…”
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