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HR 5210 108th Congress House

Troops Phone Home Free Act of 2004

Official title: To provide a monthly allotment of free telephone calling time to members of the United States Armed Forces deployed outside of the United States who are direct… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide a monthly allotment of free telephone calling time to members of the United States Armed Forces deployed outside of the United States who are directly supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom.

Introduced: October 5, 2004 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security AfghanistanArmed forces abroadFamiliesIraq
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Troops Phone Home Free Act of 2004 - Requires the Secretary of Defense to provide, wherever practicable, prepaid phone cards, or an equivalent telecommunications benefit which includes access to telephone service, to members of the Armed Forces deployed outside the United States who are directly supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom to enable such members to make telephone calls to family and friends in the United States without cost to the member. Limits the value of such benefit to not more than $40 per month per person.

Terminates such benefit on the date that is 60 days after the date on which the Secretary determines that both Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom have ended.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Oct 8, 2004
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 8, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5210: Troops Phone Home Free Act of 2004. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-5210/
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"H.R. 5210: Troops Phone Home Free Act of 2004." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-5210/.
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H.R. 5210, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-5210/.
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