A poison-laced letter addressed to a Mississippi senator has been intercepted by officials.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says the envelope containing ricin was addressed to Roger Wicker.
The envelope reportedly tested positive for the toxin on Tuesday. Mr Reid did not say when the letter had been sent or when it was found.
Another senator, Claire McCaskill, said the letter was from an individual who frequently writes to lawmakers.
The FBI and US Capitol Police are investigating. Mr Wicker's office declined to comment on the incident.
Democratic Senator Dick Durbin said the letter was discovered at a mail processing plant in Prince George's County in suburban Maryland.
Post sent to the US capitol is routinely screened off-site before being delivered to lawmakers' offices.
Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Terrance Gainer said the envelope was postmarked in Memphis, Tennessee, and did not have a return address.
He said there is "no indication that there are other suspect mailings".
According to the US Centres for Disease Control, ricin is a naturally occurring toxin that can be distilled into a potentially lethal substance.
A very small amount can kill an adult human if injected or inhaled. It is also dangerous if ingested.
The discovery is heightening terrorism fears one day after three people were killed and 170 injured in twin bombings at the Boston Marathon.
In 2001 letters containing anthrax spores were sent to two senators and to several news media offices in the wake of the September 11 attacks.
Five people died of anthrax poisoning and 17 people were infected. Those attacks, initially feared to be linked to 9/11, were later found to be unrelated.
The FBI ultimately blamed the attack on a government scientist who committed suicide in 2008.
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