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A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the Operation Hero Miles program to include the authority to accept the donation of travel benefits in the form of hotel points or awards for…

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A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the Operation Hero Miles program to include the authority to accept the donation of travel benefits in the form of hotel points or awards for free or reduced-cost accommodations.

Introduced: November 1, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Nov 1, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7007)
Nov 1, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7007)
Nov 1, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expands the authority of the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to accept travel benefits to facilitate the travel of members of the Armed Forces during leave from active duty to include, as part of such benefits, points or awards for free or reduced-cost hotel accommodations.

Includes as benefits purposes: (1) providing humanitarian support to members and eligible beneficiaries receiving care through the military health care system, and (2) support to allow participation by members and their families in DOD-sponsored and authorized programs.

What's happening now November 1, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7007)

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3303 Related bill Hotels for Heroes Act
  • HR 3419 Related bill Hotels for Heroes Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Nov 1, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1776: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the Operation Hero Miles program to include the authority to accept the donation of travel benefits in the form of hotel points or awards for free or reduced-cost accommodations.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1776/
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"S. 1776: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the Operation Hero Miles program to include the authority to accept the donation of travel benefits in the form of hotel points or awards for free or reduced-cost accommodations.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1776/.
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S. 1776, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1776/.
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