Election Year Restrictions on Mass Mailings by Members of Congress : How H.R. 2056 Would Change Current Law

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Explains current restrictions on mass mailings by Members of Congress prior to any primary or general election in which the Member is a candidate. Reviews H.R. 2056, to increase mass-mailing-prohib...

Explains current restrictions on mass mailings by Members of Congress prior to any primary or general election in which the Member is a candidate. Reviews H.R. 2056, to increase mass-mailing-prohibited period for Senators; and to extend same restrictions to committees and subcommittees in which chair or ranking member is candidate for office. Analyzes effect of the legislation on mass-mailing-prohibited period for Senators from each State, and other issues related to the proposed changes.

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