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HR 707 111th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Military personnel and dependents Postal service

Home Front to Heroes Postal Benefits Act

Introduced: February 3, 2009 Introduced by: Castor, Kathy Democratic · Florida See on congress.gov
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Became law
Feb 17, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jan 27, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jan 27, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Home Front to Heroes Postal Benefits Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to provide for a program under which postal benefit vouchers are provided during FY2010 for members of the Armed Forces who are serving in overseas operations or who are hospitalized due to a disease or injury incurred as a result of such service. Permits the vouchers to be transferred to another person to allow that person to mail correspondence and small parcels to the member.

Limits vouchers to one per month. Allows a voucher earned during FY2010 to be used after the end of that fiscal year.

Directs the Secretary to transfer to the Postal Service an amount representing the amount of the vouchers used.

What's happening now February 17, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2126 Related bill Correspondence With Our Heroes Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 66
All 66 Democratic 33 Republican 18
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Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 28, 2010
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · May 12, 2010
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 13, 2010
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Mar 30, 2009
Kratovil, Frank
· Mar 30, 2009
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Mar 9, 2009
Giffords, Gabrielle
· Feb 25, 2009
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Feb 25, 2009
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Feb 25, 2009
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Feb 25, 2009
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Feb 12, 2009
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Feb 12, 2009
Nye, Glenn
· Feb 12, 2009
Space, Zachary
· Feb 12, 2009
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Feb 10, 2009
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Feb 10, 2009
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 10, 2009
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 4, 2009
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Feb 4, 2009
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Feb 3, 2009
Dahlkemper, Kathleen
· Feb 3, 2009
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 3, 2009
Fallin, Mary
· Feb 3, 2009
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Green, Al
Texas · Feb 3, 2009
 R
Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Feb 3, 2009
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Feb 3, 2009
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jan 28, 2009
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jan 28, 2009
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jan 28, 2009
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jan 28, 2009
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 28, 2009
Mitchell, Harry
· Jan 28, 2009
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jan 28, 2009
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 28, 2009
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jan 28, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 28, 2009
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jan 28, 2009
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jan 28, 2009
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jan 27, 2009
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jan 27, 2009
Boccieri, John
· Jan 27, 2009
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jan 27, 2009
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Jan 27, 2009
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Jan 27, 2009
Childers, Travis
· Jan 27, 2009
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jan 27, 2009
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jan 27, 2009
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 27, 2009
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jan 27, 2009
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jan 27, 2009
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