HR 704 · 111th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2009

Introduced 2009-01-27· Sponsored by Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.(2009-04-30)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

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Cosponsors (20)

7 Democrats13 Republicans
Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9]FL
Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]TX
Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2]WI
Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5]IN
Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10]VA
Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13]OH
Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5]FL
Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]TX
Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2]NJ
Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]TX
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7]PA
Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6]AL
Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7]TN
Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8]MD
Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3]AL
Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7]NY
Rep. Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9]PA
Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12]NJ
Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15]PA