6. "ORANGE BAG" SERVICE

IN 1973, THE HOUSE POST OFFICE BEGAN THE "ORANGE BAG" SERVICE,
WHICH PROVIDES MEMBERS WITH SPECIAL EXPEDITED HANDLING OF MAIL
GOING TO CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS. THIS SERVICE BYPASSES THE CITY
POST OFFICE, SPEEDING DELIVERY SO THAT 24-HOUR SERVICE IS POSSIBLE.

7. CONGRESSIONAL RECORD DELIVERY

IN 1973, THE HOUSE POST OFFICE ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR DELIVERY
OF GREEN BOUND CONGRESSIONAL RECORDS TO MEMBERS OFFICES.

8. NEWSPAPER DELIVERY

SINCE 1974, THE HOUSE POST OFFICE HAS DELIVERED NEWSPAPERS WHICH
WERE PREVIOUSLY HANDLED BY THE DISTRICT NEWS SERVICE.

9. SERVICE FOR HOUSE ANNEX #1

IN 1974, THE HOUSE POST OFFICE BEGAN SERVICING HOUSE ANNEX #1.
WE NOW SERVE 150 STOPS IN THAT FACILITY.

10. SERVICE FOR HOUSE ANNEX #2

IN 1975, THE HOUSE POST OFFICE BEGAN SERVICING HOUSE ANNEX #2.

WE NOW SERVE 354 STOPS IN THAT FACILITY,

11. SPECIAL DELIVERY SERVICE

IN 1975, THE HOUSE POST OFFICE BEGAN DELIVERY OF ALL SPECIAL DELIVERY
MAIL WHICH WAS FORMERLY HANDLED BY THE CITY POST OFFICE.

12. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS MESSENGER/COURIER SERVICE

IN 1977, THE HOUSE POST OFFICE BEGAN A PICK-UP AND DELIVERY SYSTEM
BETWEEN THE HOUSE AND THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS AND THE CONGRESSIONAL

RESEARCH SERVICE. THIS ELIMINATED DELAYS CAUSED BY PROCESSING THIS

MAIL THROUGH THE CITY POST OFFICE.

13. WHITE HOUSE MESSENGER SERVICE

IN EARLY 1978, THE HOUSE POST OFFICE MADE ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE
WHITE HOUSE TO ESTABLISH A SPECIAL MESSENGER PICK-UP SERVICE FOR

MAIL GOING TO THE WHITE HOUSE TOUR OFFICE AND FOR OTHER INTERNAL
WHITE HOUSE OFFICES.

14. RADIATION SCANNING

IN JANUARY OF 1979, THE HOUSE POST OFFICE INSTALLED A RADIATION
DETECTOR TO SCAN ALL MAIL FOR THE PRESENCE OF ANY HAZARDOUS

RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES.

15. FULL COUNTER SERVICE FOR HOUSE ANNEX #2

EARLY IN MARCH 1979, THE HOUSE POST OFFICE BEGAN FULL COUNTER
SERVICES TO ANNEX #2.

INCOMING LETTERS AND FLATS

PLEASE NOTE: THAT THE FIGURES BELOW PROVIDED BY THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE ONLY REFLECT ABOUT 50% OF TOTAL MAIL VOLUME.