Care Packages for Our Heroes Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-400
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
Introduced: 2019-01-09
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad

Military facilities and property

Military personnel and dependents

Postal Regulatory Commission

Postal service
Latest action: action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-01-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Care Packages for Our Heroes Act of 201</b><b>9</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Postal Regulatory Commission to establish rates of postage for packages shipped by priority mail from the United States to a foreign Army Post Office, Fleet Post Office, or Diplomatic Post Office address that limit the charge for distance traveled to that of two postal zones.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 400 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2019 Mr. Norcross introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend title 39 of the United States Code to direct the Postal Regulatory Commission to promulgate regulations to establish rates of postage for packages shipped by priority mail from the United States to a foreign Army Post Office, Fleet Post Office, or Diplomatic Post Office.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Care Packages for Our Heroes Act of 2019 . 2. Establishment of rates of postage for packages shipped by priority mail from the United States to a foreign Army Post Office, Fleet Post Office, or Diplomatic Post Office Section 3633 of title 39 of the United States Code is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) Exemption Notwithstanding subsection (a), not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Postal Regulatory Commission shall promulgate regulations to establish rates of postage for packages shipped by priority mail from the United States to a foreign Army Post Office, Fleet Post Office, or Diplomatic Post Office address whereby a person may not be charged for such packages traveling through a zone other than a first zone or a second zone (as defined in section 4040 of title 39, Code of Federal Regulations, respectively). .