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HR 963 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Afghanistan Appropriations Asia Defense spending Department of Defense Executive agency funding and structure Iraq Middle East Military medicine Military operations and strategy Military personnel and dependents Postal service U.S. Postal Service

Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2017

Introduced: February 7, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 23, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Feb 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 7, 2017
Introduced in House
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Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2017

This bill directs the Department 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, Afghanistan, or another hostile fire area designated as eligible for hazardous duty pay; or (2) hospitalized at a military medical facility as a result of such service. The postal benefits shall be in the form of coupons, vouchers, or other evidence of credit to use for postal-free mailings.

The benefits program shall apply during FY2016-FY2021.

What's happening now March 23, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5
Delaney, John
· Dec 12, 2018
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Sep 13, 2017
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 19, 2017
Comstock, Barbara
· Mar 8, 2017
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Mar 8, 2017
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 7, 2017
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 7, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 963: Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-963/
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"H.R. 963: Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-963/.
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H.R. 963, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-963/.
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