United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee 2 D cosponsors

S 3477 — Support Our Troops Shipping Relief Act of 2025

Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced December 15, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 18% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill adds a new section to the United States Code to exempt humanitarian care packages sent to Armed Forces members stationed overseas from certain postal reporting requirements.

  • 39 U.S.C. 3401

    Sec. 3402. Treatment of humanitarian care packages sent to members of the Armed Forces stationed overseas (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Armed forces.--The term 'Armed Forces' has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of title 10. (2) Covered shipment.--The term 'covered shipment' means a shipment that-- (A) is addressed to a military mail address or other destination authorized by the Secretary of Defense; and (B) consists of one or more humanitarian care packages. (3) Humanitarian care package.--The term 'humanitarian care package' means a parcel containing donated goods intended solely for the comfort, welfare, or morale of members of the Armed Forces at duty stations overseas. (4) Military mail address.--The term 'military mail address' means an Army Post Office (APO), Fleet Post Office (FPO), or Diplomatic Post Office (DPO) address designated by the Secretary of Defense for receipt of mail by members of the Armed Forces stationed overseas. (b) Domestic Treatment of Military Mail.-- (1) In general.--The Postal Service shall treat any covered shipment as domestic mail for all purposes, regardless of destination. (2) Regulations.--Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of the Support Our Troops Shipping Relief Act of 2025, the Postmaster General shall prescribe regulations to carry out paragraph (1). (3) Simplified customs declaration requirement.--In implementing paragraph (1), to the extent that the Postal Service requires a customs declaration form for covered shipments, the Postal Service shall accept a simplified customs declaration form, which may list categories of contents (such as 'snack foods', 'personal hygiene items', 'letters and cards', or similar general descriptions) instead of the classification under the Harmonized System or country-of-origin information for each article in the shipment.

    This addition establishes a new process for handling humanitarian care packages for military members, treating them as domestic mail and simplifying customs processes.

  • 39 U.S.C.

    The table of sections for chapter 34 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: '3402. Treatment of humanitarian care packages sent to members of the Armed Forces stationed overseas.'

    This amendment updates the table of sections to include the new section concerning humanitarian care package treatment.

Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 545 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (545)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors S 3477?
S 3477 is sponsored by Blumenthal, Richard (Democratic) and Van Hollen, Chris (Democratic).
What is the current status of S 3477?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced December 15, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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