3.0.0 1126 2023-01-11T13:28:40Z 2023-01-11T13:28:40Z House HR 2015-02-26 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 33 (Thursday, February 26, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KING of New York:H.R. 1126.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 6The Congress shall have Power . . . To make all Laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by thisConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or Officer thereof.[Page H1371]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2015-08-13T20:40:41Z Referred to 2015-02-26T15:04:15Z 2015-08-13 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2015-02-26 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2015-02-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-02-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000210 Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] PETER KING R NY T. 2 N M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 12 2015-02-26 True J000290 Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] Lynn Jenkins R KS 2 2015-02-26 True M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2015-02-26 True E000293 Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] Elizabeth Esty D CT H. 5 2015-02-26 True J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2015-02-26 True R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 13 2015-02-26 True N000181 Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22] Devin Nunes R CA 22 2015-02-26 True C001105 Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] Barbara Comstock R VA 10 2015-02-26 True D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2015-03-04 False S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 30 2015-04-13 False 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 Armed Forces and National Security 00 2015-02-26 Introduced in House 2015-03-18T17:59:15Z Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2015

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. Requires the postal benefits to be in the form of coupons, vouchers, or other evidence of credit to use for postal-free mailings.

Makes the benefits program applicable during FY2016-FY2021.

]]> Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2015 Display Title Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To provide for free mailing privileges for personal correspondence and parcels sent to members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty in Iraq, Afghanistan, or other designated hostile fire areas. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1126ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1126ih.xml 2015-08-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.