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; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from 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 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Feb 3, 2009 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Feb 3, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Feb 3, 2009 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Feb 3, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Feb 3, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Feb 3, 2009 | |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | Feb 3, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Feb 10, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Elton Gallegly | Feb 10, 2009 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Feb 10, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Feb 10, 2009 | |
| R-KY | Geoff Davis | Feb 24, 2009 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Feb 24, 2009 | |
| R-NY | Christopher J. Lee | Mar 3, 2009 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Apr 30, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Jun 10, 2009 | |
| D-NM | Harry Teague | Jun 19, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| D-LA | Charlie Melancon | Jan 13, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Apr 13, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Sep 28, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Jan 27, 2009 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred Apr 30, 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.
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.
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 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and parcels sent to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in Iraq or Afghanistan.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2009
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
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
