Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2009
Latest action · Apr 30, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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.
- IntroducedJan 27, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2009 - 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.
Cosponsors 36
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 27, 2009 to Sep 28, 2010, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Jan 27, 2009 |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Jan 28, 2009 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Jan 28, 2009 | |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Jan 28, 2009 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Jan 28, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Jan 28, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | Feb 3, 2009 | |
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Feb 3, 2009 | |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Feb 3, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Feb 3, 2009 | |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Feb 3, 2009 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Feb 3, 2009 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Feb 3, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | Feb 3, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Feb 3, 2009 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 30, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Jan 27, 2009Introduced in House
- Jan 27, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 27, 2009Introduced in House
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