108th Congress > House > Vote 834

Date: May 12, 2004

Result: 421-0 (Passed)

Clerk session vote number: 160

Vote Subject Matter: Foreign and Defense Policy / Defense Policy Resolutions

Sponsor: FORBES, J. Randy (R-VA)

Bill number: HRES608

Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree

Description: Expressing the sense of the House that the Department of Defense should rectify deficiencies in the military postal system to ensure that members of the Armed Forces stationed overseas are able to receive and send election ballots in time to be counted in the 2004 elections.

Bill summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives (House) that: (1) it is in the interests of the United States to immediately resolve long-standing military mail delivery problems so that our troops can receive mail from home and are not disenfranchised in the 2004 election; (2) the Secretary of Defense should establish a system that expedites the delivery of election ballots to members and accurately tracks military postal transit times; and (3) the House stands ready to assist in resolving these issues.

Bill titles: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of Defense should rectify deficiencies in the military postal system to ensure that members of the Armed Forces stationed overseas are able to receive and send mail in a timely manner as well as receive and send election ballots in time to be counted in the 2004 elections.

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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