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§5541 Fees for Internal Delivery in House of Representatives of Nonpostage Mail From Outside Sources
Title 2 › CHAPTER 55 — HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OFFICERS AND ADMINISTRATION › SUBCHAPTER III — CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER › § 5541
Summary
From fiscal year 1995, the Chief Administrative Officer may charge postage-equivalent fees for outside mail delivered inside the House (not mail sent through the Postal Service or already postage-paid). Fees must be deposited in the Treasury and credited to the Chief Administrative Officer’s account.
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Title 2, §5541
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Effective with respect to fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1995, in the case of mail from outside sources presented to the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives (other than mail through the Postal Service and mail with postage otherwise paid) for internal delivery in the House of Representatives, the Chief Administrative Officer is authorized to collect fees equal to the applicable postage. Amounts received by the Chief Administrative Officer as fees under the preceding sentence shall be deposited in the Treasury for credit to the account of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 117j of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section. Section is from the Congressional Operations Appropriations Act, 1996, which is title I of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996.
Amendments
2007—Pub. L. 110–161 substituted “deposited in the Treasury for credit to the account of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer” for “deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2007 Amendment Pub. L. 110–161, div. H, title I, § 103(b), Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat. 2225, provided that: “The
Amendments
made by this section [amending this section] shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2008 and each succeeding fiscal year.”
Reference
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Citation
2 U.S.C. § 5541
Title 2, The Congress
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
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