To provide for free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and parcels sent to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in Iraq, Afghanistan, or other designated hostile fire areas.
USA115th CongressHR-963| House
| Updated: 3/23/2017
Peter T. King
Republican Representative
New York
Cosponsors (12)
John Garamendi (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Brad Sherman (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)John K. Delaney (Democratic)Barbara Comstock (Republican)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)
Military Personnel Subcommittee, Armed Services Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Defense to provide for a program under which postal benefits are provided to a member of the Armed Forces who is on active duty and who is either: (1) serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, or another hostile fire area designated as eligible for hazardous duty pay; or (2) hospitalized at a military medical facility as a result of such service. The postal benefits shall be in the form of coupons, vouchers, or other evidence of credit to use for postal-free mailings. The benefits program shall apply during FY2016-FY2021.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Armed Forces and National Security
AfghanistanAppropriationsAsiaDefense spendingDepartment of DefenseExecutive agency funding and structureIraqMiddle EastMilitary medicineMilitary operations and strategyMilitary personnel and dependentsPostal serviceU.S. Postal Service
To provide for free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and parcels sent to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in Iraq, Afghanistan, or other designated hostile fire areas.
USA115th CongressHR-963| House
| Updated: 3/23/2017
Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Defense to provide for a program under which postal benefits are provided to a member of the Armed Forces who is on active duty and who is either: (1) serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, or another hostile fire area designated as eligible for hazardous duty pay; or (2) hospitalized at a military medical facility as a result of such service. The postal benefits shall be in the form of coupons, vouchers, or other evidence of credit to use for postal-free mailings. The benefits program shall apply during FY2016-FY2021.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Peter T. King
Republican Representative
New York
Cosponsors (12)
John Garamendi (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Elizabeth H. Esty (Democratic)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Brad Sherman (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)John K. Delaney (Democratic)Barbara Comstock (Republican)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)
Military Personnel Subcommittee, Armed Services Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AfghanistanAppropriationsAsiaDefense spendingDepartment of DefenseExecutive agency funding and structureIraqMiddle EastMilitary medicineMilitary operations and strategyMilitary personnel and dependentsPostal serviceU.S. Postal Service