---
kind: "section"
citation: "2 U.S.C. § 282d"
title: "2"
title_heading: "The Congress"
number: "282d"
heading: "Official mail matter"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/2/282d"
units:
  - "Chapter 9 — Office of Legislative Counsel"
  - "Subchapter II — House of Representatives"
  - "Part II — Administration"
---

# §282d. Official mail matter


The Legislative Counsel may send the official mail matter of the Office as franked mail under [section 3210 of title 39](/usc/39/3210.md).


## Source credit

(Pub. L. 91–510, title V, § 525, Oct. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 1203; Pub. L. 92–51, § 101, July 9, 1971, 85 Stat. 132.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1971—Pub. L. 92–51 substituted provision for Legislative Counsel to send official mail matter of the Office as franked mail under section 3210 of title 39, for former provision granting the Office the same privilege of free transmission of official mail matter as other offices of the United States Government.