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There has never been a comparable provision of free postage of letters or packages sent from family members in the United States to loved ones in wartime service overseas. Two bills (H.R. 923 and H.R. 2874) have been introduced that would allow family members and, in the case o H.R. 2874, certain charities to send letters and packages to service men and women in combat zones free of postage.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORT", "active": false, "formats": [ { "format": "PDF", "filename": "files/20060822_RS22203_bc6c5198c2df00fa95a812c95201f81146966bdb.pdf" }, { "format": "HTML", "filename": "files/20060822_RS22203_bc6c5198c2df00fa95a812c95201f81146966bdb.html" } ], "topics": [ { "source": "LIV", "id": "Communications", "name": "Communications" }, { "source": "LIV", "id": "Defense policy", "name": "Defense policy" }, { "source": "LIV", "id": "Armed forces abroad - U.S.", "name": "Armed forces abroad - U.S." } ] }, { "source": "University of North Texas Libraries Government Documents Department", "sourceLink": "https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs10220/", "id": "RS22203_2006Jun22", "date": "2006-06-22", "retrieved": "2008-12-11T20:27:52", "title": "Free Mail for Troops Overseas", "summary": "Members of the armed forces on duty in designated combat areas can send personal correspondence, free of postage, to addresses in the United States. 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H.R. 923 in amended form as a bill that would allow service members overseas to send vouchers to family or loved ones that would be redeemable for the postage expenses of one letter of 15-pound package per month is included in the FY2007 Defense Authorization Act, which is now awaiting action in the Senate.", "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORT", "active": false, "formats": [ { "format": "PDF", "filename": "files/20060622_RS22203_d0ded3a4bcd93a86f9a7b75d1f612b1b6329ef71.pdf" }, { "format": "HTML", "filename": "files/20060622_RS22203_d0ded3a4bcd93a86f9a7b75d1f612b1b6329ef71.html" } ], "topics": [ { "source": "LIV", "id": "Communications", "name": "Communications" }, { "source": "LIV", "id": "Defense policy", "name": "Defense policy" }, { "source": "LIV", "id": "Armed forces abroad - U.S.", "name": "Armed forces abroad - U.S." } ] }, { "source": "University of North Texas Libraries Government Documents Department", "sourceLink": "https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc809358/", "id": "RS22203_2005Sep29", "date": "2005-09-29", "retrieved": "2016-03-19T13:57:26", "title": "Free Mail for Troops Overseas", "summary": null, "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORT", "active": false, "formats": [ { "format": "PDF", "filename": "files/20050929_RS22203_927423538bc83b06eb2e9b529781d7e746be8cda.pdf" }, { "format": "HTML", "filename": "files/20050929_RS22203_927423538bc83b06eb2e9b529781d7e746be8cda.html" } ], "topics": [] }, { "source": "University of North Texas Libraries Government Documents Department", "sourceLink": "https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc813398/", "id": "RS22203_2005Jul22", "date": "2005-07-22", "retrieved": "2016-03-19T13:57:26", "title": "Free Mail for Troops Overseas", "summary": null, "type": "CRS Report", "typeId": "REPORT", "active": false, "formats": [ { "format": "PDF", "filename": "files/20050722_RS22203_8ae3ae9a2a706f95a6933015b556c2d0374f6f02.pdf" }, { "format": "HTML", "filename": "files/20050722_RS22203_8ae3ae9a2a706f95a6933015b556c2d0374f6f02.html" } ], "topics": [] } ], "topics": [ "American Law", "Economic Policy", "National Defense" ] }