Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2005
Latest action · Nov 3, 2005 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 147.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 17, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary 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 or Afghanistan; or (2) hospitalized at a military medical facility as a result of such service. Provides the postal benefits in the form of coupons or other evidence of credit (vouchers) to use for postal-free mailings. Limits: (1) the weight of the mail and parcels authorized for the program; (2) a member to one voucher per month; and (3) the program duration to one year after the date of implementing regulations.
Authorizes appropriations.
Cosponsors 133
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 17, 2005 to Nov 3, 2005; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| R-WI | Thomas E. Petri | Original | Feb 17, 2005 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Mar 1, 2005 | |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | Mar 1, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Mar 1, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | Mar 2, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Virgil H. Goode Jr. | Mar 2, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Mar 10, 2005 | |
| R-LA | Rodney Alexander | Mar 10, 2005 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Mar 16, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Mar 16, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Martin T. Meehan | Mar 17, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Thelma D. Drake | Mar 17, 2005 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Feb 17, 2005Markup Sep 29, 2005Reported Nov 3, 2005 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 3, 2005Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Government Reform. H. Rept. 109-268.
- Nov 3, 2005Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 147.
- Sep 29, 2005Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 29, 2005Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Feb 17, 2005Introduced in House
- Feb 17, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Oct 14, 2005H.R. 923, Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2005<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Government Reform on September 29, 2005</p>
- Oct 14, 2005H.R. 923, Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2005Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Government Reform on September 29, 2005
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R40550 | Sending Mail to Members of the Armed Forces at Reduced or Free Postage: An Overview Archived | Report | May 27, 2011 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide for free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and parcels sent by family members from within the United States to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in Iraq or Afghanistan.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Mailing Support to Troops Act of 2005
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Administrative procedure
- Afghanistan
- Armed forces abroad
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Authorization
- Commerce
- Department of Defense
- Economics and Public Finance
- Families
- Government Operations and Politics
- Iraq
- Iraq compilation
- Labeling
- Law
- Middle East and North Africa
- Military dependents
- Military pay
- Postal service
- Reprogramming of appropriated funds
- South Asia
- United States Postal Service
- War casualties
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 3, 2005Reported in House
- Feb 17, 2005Introduced in House
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