To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that care packages mailed to a member of the Armed Forces by any family member shall be carried at no cost to the family member, and for other purposes.
Military Care Package Program Act This bill requires a military care package mailed by a family member to a member of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation and addressed to a postal facility located at an Armed Forces installation to be carried at no cost to the sender. The Department of Defense shall reimburse the U.S. Postal Service for carrying out this bill.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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Defense spendingMilitary operations and strategyMilitary personnel and dependentsPostal serviceU.S. Postal Service
To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that care packages mailed to a member of the Armed Forces by any family member shall be carried at no cost to the family member, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-3456| House
| Updated: 7/27/2017
Military Care Package Program Act This bill requires a military care package mailed by a family member to a member of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation and addressed to a postal facility located at an Armed Forces installation to be carried at no cost to the sender. The Department of Defense shall reimburse the U.S. Postal Service for carrying out this bill.