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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

To amend title 39, United States Code, to allow free mailing privileges to be extended to members of the Armed Forces while engaged in temporary military operations under arduous circumstances.

H.R. 5611Introduced Sep 13, 1990Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Frank McCloskey D-IN
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 18, 1990 — Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

18 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 9 Democrats

8 of 18 cosponsors (44%) are from the other party.

Doug Barnard (D-GA), Dan Burton (R-IN), Beverly Byron (D-MD), William Clay (D-MO), William Ford (D-MI), Dean Gallo (R-NJ), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Charles Hayes (D-IL), Jimmy Hayes (R-LA), Frank Horton (R-NY), Martin Lancaster (D-NC), Michael McNulty (D-NY), Constance Morella (R-MD), John Myers (R-IN), Thomas Ridge (R-PA), Tommy Robinson (R-AR), Robert Torricelli (D-NJ), Howard Wolpe (D-MI).

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Frank McCloskey.

Sponsor’s state and district

Indiana in Congress · IN-8 district

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.