# 119-s-3477: Support Our Troops Shipping Relief Act of 2025

119-s-3477, Support Our Troops Shipping Relief Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3477
- Congress: 119
- Title: Support Our Troops Shipping Relief Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-15
- Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Treats humanitarian care packages to overseas U.S. service members as domestic mail.** This bill would create a statutory pathway letting civilians send care packages to armed forces addresses and require the Postal Service to implement rules and simplified customs forms. - Families and donors: Would make it easier to send care packages by allowing a simplified customs declaration that lists general categories like snack foods, personal hygiene items, or letters instead of item-by-item details. - Service members and delivery staff: Shipments addressed to APO, FPO, or DPO would be treated as domestic mail for all purposes, which reduces paperwork and administrative burden when packages move overseas. - U.S. Postal Service and customs processing: The Postmaster General would be required to issue regulations within 30 days to implement the program and accept the simplified declaration when a customs form is needed. The statute creates this regulatory obligation but does not authorize new funding.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Easier care packages for service members: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would define which parcels count as humanitarian care packages and what a military mail address is (APO, FPO, or DPO). It would require the Postal Service to treat any covered shipment as domestic mail for all purposes, regardless of destination. The Postmaster General would ha…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-5238: For Our Republic Act
- 119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act

## Sources
- [119-s-3477 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3477)

## Related
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-5238: For Our Republic Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5238)
- [119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4504)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3477 (as of 2026-04-21).