Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2017
Latest action · Mar 23, 2017 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.
- IntroducedFeb 7, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 7, 2017 to Dec 12, 2018; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-CT | Elizabeth H. Esty | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Feb 7, 2017 |
| R-VA | Barbara Comstock | Mar 8, 2017 | |
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Mar 8, 2017 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Mar 8, 2017 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jul 19, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Sep 13, 2017 | |
| D-MD | John K. Delaney | Dec 12, 2018 |
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 Feb 7, 2017 |
| Military Personnel Subcommittee | Referred Mar 23, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 23, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Feb 7, 2017Introduced in House
- Feb 7, 2017Referred 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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 21, February 7, 2017, page H1086.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1126 | Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2015 | Reintroduction of | Aug 13, 2015 |
| HR 4976 | Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2019 | Reintroduced Bill | Nov 1, 2019 |
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, Afghanistan, or other designated hostile fire areas.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2017Introduced 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.
