HR 5611 · 101th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

To amend title 39, United States Code, to allow free mailing privileges to be extended to members of the Armed Forces while engaged in temporary military operations under arduous circumstances.

Introduced 1990-09-13· Sponsored by Rep. McCloskey, Frank [D-IN-8]· House

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Latest: Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.(1990-09-18)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 1990-09-17
Roll #333 ↗
Yea 227Nay 142
Democrats
75 Yea·137 Nay
Republicans
152 Yea·5 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Revises provisions extending free mailing privileges to members of the armed forces to: (1) grant such privileges to members who are engaged in temporary military operations under arduous circumstances; and (2) include video-recorded communications as material subject to free delivery.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (18)

10 Democrats8 Republicans
Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-15]MI
Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1]MO
Rep. Hayes, Charles A. [D-IL-1]IL
Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-22]NY
Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-29]NY
Rep. Ridge, Thomas J. [R-PA-21]PA
Rep. Byron, Beverly B. [D-MD-6]MD
Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8]MD
Rep. Robinson, Tommy F. [R-AR-2]AR
Rep. Hayes, James A. [D-LA-7]LA
Rep. Wolpe, Howard E. [D-MI-3]MI
Rep. Gallo, Dean A. [R-NJ-11]NJ
Rep. Myers, John T. [R-IN-7]IN
Rep. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ-9]NJ
Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23]NY
Rep. Lancaster, H. Martin [D-NC-3]NC
Rep. Barnard, Doug, Jr. [D-GA-10]GA
Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6]IN