The measure
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97th Congress · 1981–1983
S. 136
A bill to authorize reduced postage rates for certain mail matter sent to Members of Congress.
Senate
Latest action: Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from Postal Rate Commission; U.S. Postal Service. · August 31, 1981 Understand the measure
What this bill does
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The movement
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The votes
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Where it stands
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Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from Postal Rate Commission; U.S. Postal Service.
Recorded August 31, 1981, as the clerk wrote it
Recorded votes
None taken
The official record
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Cite this record
- Reference number
bill-97-s136- Permanent link
- https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-97-s136
- Official source
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- Last checked
- Status and actions last read from the official GovInfo BILLSTATUS record
AP style
Vote Files, "S. 136 (97th Congress): A bill to authorize reduced postage rates for certain mail matter sent to Members of Congress," last checked Oct. 12, 2026, citing Congress.gov, https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-97-s136
APA
Vote Files. (2026, October 12). S. 136 (97th Congress): A bill to authorize reduced postage rates for certain mail matter sent to Members of Congress [Bill record]. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-97-s136
Chicago
Vote Files. "S. 136 (97th Congress): A bill to authorize reduced postage rates for certain mail matter sent to Members of Congress." Last modified October 12, 2026. Accessed October 13, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-97-s136.
BibTeX
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author = {{Vote Files}},
title = {{S. 136 (97th Congress): A bill to authorize reduced postage rates for certain mail matter sent to Members of Congress}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-97-s136}},
note = {Reference number bill-97-s136; official source: Congress.gov, https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/senate-bill/136; last checked October 12, 2026; accessed October 13, 2026}
}Plain link
https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-97-s136
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Official analyses
CBO cost estimates and CRS reports on S. 136
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On the record
No recorded vote
No roll call has been taken on this measure, so no member's position on it is on the record. Most measures never get one.