§504 Mass mailings by Senate offices; quarterly statements; publication of summary tabulations

Summary

Within two weeks after each calendar quarter ends, or as soon as possible after that, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate must send every Senate office a statement showing the costs from mass mailings handled for that office during the quarter. The statement must separate postage and paper from other operating costs, distinguish newsletters from other mass mailings, and show the total cost per person in the State. All statements are compiled and sent to the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration. A quarterly summary must be published in the Congressional Record and included in the Secretary of the Senate’s semiannual report. For each office the summary must give the office name, number of mass-mail pieces that quarter, total cost, and for Senators the cost per person, pieces per person, and the amount allocated to the Senator from the official mail fund.