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HR 923 109th Congress House

Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2005

Official title: To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide for free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and parcels sent by family members from within the Un… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide for free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and parcels sent by family members from within the United States to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in Iraq or Afghanistan.

Introduced: September 6, 2005 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Administrative procedureAfghanistanArmed forces abroadAuthorization
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CommerceDepartment of DefenseEconomics and Public FinanceFamiliesGovernment Operations and PoliticsIraqIraq compilationLabelingLawMiddle East and North AfricaMilitary dependentsMilitary payPostal serviceReprogramming of appropriated fundsSouth Asia
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 3, 2005
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 147.
Nov 3, 2005
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Government Reform. H. Rept. 109-268.
Sep 29, 2005
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 29, 2005
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Feb 17, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 3, 2005

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 147.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2005 - 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. Limits: (1) the weight of the mail and parcels authorized for the program; (2) a member to one voucher per month; and (3) the program duration to one year after the date of implementing regulations.

Authorizes appropriations.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 35
All 35 Democratic 12 Republican 10 Independent 1
WEINER, ANTHONY
· Nov 3, 2005
Davis, Lincoln
· Nov 1, 2005
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 26, 2005
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Oct 26, 2005
SHADEGG, JOHN
· Oct 26, 2005
BERRY, MARION
· Oct 20, 2005
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 19, 2005
Shuster, Bill
· Oct 18, 2005
HOEKSTRA, PETER
· Oct 7, 2005
EDWARDS, CHET
· Oct 6, 2005
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Sep 29, 2005
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Sep 26, 2005
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie
· Sep 21, 2005
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Sep 20, 2005
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Sep 13, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 6, 2005
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jul 18, 2005
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jun 24, 2005
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 23, 2005
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jun 22, 2005
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Jun 13, 2005
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jun 7, 2005
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 17, 2005
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Apr 27, 2005
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Apr 26, 2005
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Apr 19, 2005
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 19, 2005
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 8, 2005
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Apr 8, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 8, 2005
SPRATT, JOHN
· Apr 8, 2005
BOUCHER, RICK
· Apr 6, 2005
Brown-Waite, Ginny
· Apr 5, 2005
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Apr 5, 2005
ETHERIDGE, BOB
· Apr 5, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 923: Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-923/
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"H.R. 923: Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-923/.
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H.R. 923, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-923/.
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