Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 3/23/2017
Actions
- 2017-03-23Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- 2017-02-07Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- 2017-02-07Introduced in House
- 2017-02-07Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-07 (00)
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)
- CAROLYN MALONEY (D-NY)
- PETER DEFAZIO (D-OR)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI)
- WALTER JONES (R-NC)
- Elizabeth Esty (D-CT)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- John Garamendi (D-CA)
- Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH)
- Barbara Comstock (R-VA)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- BRAD SHERMAN (D-CA)
- John Delaney (D-MD)
Subjects
- Afghanistan
- Appropriations
- Asia
- Defense spending
- Department of Defense
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Iraq
- Middle East
- Military medicine
- Military operations and strategy
- Military personnel and dependents
- Postal service
- U.S. Postal Service
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