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H.R. 707 · 111th Congress

Home Front to Heroes Postal Benefits Act

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245 cosponsors · 168 D, 77 R
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104 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

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.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 27, 2009

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.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: Home Front to Heroes Postal Benefits Act

Latest action (Feb 17, 2009): Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 27, 2009

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

No recorded floor vote found.