§ 3219. Mailgrams

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1973

   Pub. L. 93–191 § 12(a) · 87 Stat. 737

   Enacted · 39 U.S.C. § 3219

   Added Pub. L. 93–191, § 12(a), Dec. 18, 1973, 87 Stat. 746

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Added Pub. L. 93–191, § 12(a), Dec. 18, 1973, 87 Stat. 746

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Chapter 32 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: “§3219. Mailgrams “Any Mailgram sent by the Vice President, a Member of or Member-elect to Congress, the Secretary of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate, an elected officer of the House of Representatives (other than a Member of the House), or the Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives or the Senate, and then delivered by the Postal Service, shall be considered as franked mail, subject to section Ante, p. 745. 3216(a)(2) of this title, if such Mailgram contains matter of the kind authorized to be sent by that official as franked mail under section Ante, p. 737. 3210 of this title.”.

2. 1978

   An Act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, and for other purposes

   Pub. L. 95–521 title VII § 714(c) · 92 Stat. 1824

   Inserted · 39 U.S.C. § 3219

   Pub. L. 95–521 inserted reference to Senate Legal Counsel

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 95–521 inserted reference to Senate Legal Counsel.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (c) Section 3219 of such title is amended by striking out “or the Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives or the Senate” and inserting in lieu thereof “the Legislative Counsel of the House of Representatives or the Senate, or the Senate Legal Counsel”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 95–521 effective Jan. 3, 1979, see section 717 of Pub. L. 95–521, set out as an Effective Date note under section 288 of Title 2, The Congress.

3. 1982

   Pub. L. 97–263 § 1(4) · 96 Stat. 1132

   Inserted · 39 U.S.C. § 3219

   Pub. L. 97–263 inserted reference to Law Revision Counsel of House of Representatives

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 97–263 inserted reference to Law Revision Counsel of House of Representatives.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) by inserting “the Law Revision Counsel of the House of Representatives,” immediately before “and the Senate Legal Counsel” in section 3210(b)(1);

3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision