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HR 2366 109th Congress House

Troops Phone Home Free Extension Act

Official title: To extend the current Department of Defense telecommunications benefit program through the end of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom and to… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To extend the current Department of Defense telecommunications benefit program through the end of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom and to provide for the application of the program to other contingency operations.

Introduced: May 24, 2005 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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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May 16, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
May 16, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E986)
May 16, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 16, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Troops Phone Home Free Extension Act - Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004, as amended by the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005, respecting the Department of Defense (DOD) telecommunications benefit program to: (1) expand coverage from Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom to any contingency operation (including Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom); (2) revise the deadline from September 30, 2006, through the date that is 60 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense determines that a contingency operation has ended; and (3) include members of the Armed Forces who are hospitalized as a result of wounds or other injuries incurred while serving in direct support of a contingency operation.

Defines "contingency operation."

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
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Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 22, 2005
Bordallo, Madeleine
· May 24, 2005
SNYDER, VICTOR
· May 16, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2366: Troops Phone Home Free Extension Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2366/
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"H.R. 2366: Troops Phone Home Free Extension Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2366/.
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H.R. 2366, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2366/.
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