Title 39, Postal ServiceRelease 119-102
§3211 Public Documents
Title 39 › PART IV — MAIL MATTER › CHAPTER 32 — PENALTY AND FRANKED MAIL › § 3211
Summary
May send and receive Congress‑printed documents postage‑free: VP, Congress members, the Senate Secretary and Sergeant at Arms, and elected House officers for 90 days after leaving office.
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Title 39, §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.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1981—Pub. L. 97–69 substituted “during the 90-day period immediately” for “until the first day of April”. 1973—Pub. L. 93–191 substituted “each of the elected officers of the House of Representatives (other than a Member of the House) until the first day of April” for “the Clerk of the House of Representatives, and the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives, until the thirtieth day of June”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1973 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 93–191 effective Dec. 18, 1973, see section 14 of Pub. L. 93–191, set out as a note under section 3210 of this title.
Effective Date
Section effective July 1, 1971, pursuant to Resolution No. 71–9 of the Board of Governors. See section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91–375, set out as a note preceding section 101 of this title.
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Citation
39 U.S.C. § 3211
Title 39, Postal Service
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
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