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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Defense should rectify deficiencies in the military postal system to ensure that members of the Armed Forces stationed…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Defense should rectify deficiencies in the military postal system to ensure that members of the Armed Forces stationed overseas are able to receive and send mail in a timely manner as well as receive and send election ballots in time to be counted in the 2004 elections.

Introduced: April 28, 2004 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Agreed to (House)

May 12, 2004

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

May 12, 2004

On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 421 - 0 (Roll no. 160). (text as passed House: CR 5/11/2004 H2743-2744)

May 12, 2004

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2837-2838)

May 11, 2004

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

May 11, 2004

Mr. Forbes moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.

May 11, 2004

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 608.

May 11, 2004

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2743-2746)

Apr 28, 2004

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Apr 28, 2004

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
May 12, 2004	House · vote #160	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree	Passed	421–0	See who voted →

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives (House) that: (1) it is in the interests of the United States to immediately resolve long-standing military mail delivery problems so that our troops can receive mail from home and are not disenfranchised in the 2004 election; (2) the Secretary of Defense should establish a system that expedites the delivery of election ballots to members and accurately tracks military postal transit times; and (3) the House stands ready to assist in resolving these issues.

What's happening now May 12, 2004

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Bill text 2 versions

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 1

Armed Services Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 7

Boozman, John

Arkansas · May 11, 2004

DeLauro, Rosa L.

Connecticut · May 11, 2004

Rogers, Mike D.

Alabama · May 11, 2004

Smith, Christopher H.

New Jersey · May 11, 2004

South Carolina · May 4, 2004

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 608: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Defense should rectify deficiencies in the military postal system to ensure that members of the Armed Forces stationed overseas are able to receive and send mail in a timely manner as well as receive and send election ballots in time to be counted in the 2004 elections.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-608/

MLA

"H. Res. 608: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Defense should rectify deficiencies in the military postal system to ensure that members of the Armed Forces stationed overseas are able to receive and send mail in a timely manner as well as receive and send election ballots in time to be counted in the 2004 elections.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-608/.

Bluebook (legal)

H. Res. 608, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-608/.

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[H. Res. 608: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Defense should rectify deficiencies in the military postal system to ensure that members of the Armed Forces stationed overseas are able to receive and send mail in a timely manner as well as receive and send election ballots in time to be counted in the 2004 elections.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-608/)