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H.R. 2705 · 108th Congress

Providing Our Support to Troops Act of 2003

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 108th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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62 cosponsors · 52 D, 10 R
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0 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Providing Our Support to Troops Act of 2003 - Allows personal correspondence or certain parcels to be mailed free of postage if such matter is: (1) sent from within an area served by a U.S.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 10, 2003

Providing Our Support to Troops Act of 2003 - Allows personal correspondence or certain parcels to be mailed free of postage if such matter is: (1) sent from within an area served by a U.S. post office; (2) addressed to an active-duty member of the armed forces or a civilian authorized to use postal services at military installations who holds a position or performs a function in support of military operations; and (3) addressed either to such an individual at a military post office established in an overseas area where the armed forces are engaged in operations involving armed conflict against a hostile foreign force, or to an individual who is hospitalized for a disease or injury resulting from service in such an area.

Prohibits the free mailing privilege for any mail matter containing any advertising.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Providing Our Support to Troops Act of 2003

Latest action (Jul 10, 2003): Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 10, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.