{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://moulton.house.gov/news/press-releases/moulton-introduces-support-our-troops-shipping-relief-act-2025", "Moulton Introduces Support Our Troops Shipping Relief Act of 2025", "2025-11-21", "2025", "2025-11", "Democrat", "House", "MA", "Seth Moulton", "M001196", "moulton.house.gov", "moulton", "https://moulton.house.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) introduced new legislation to ensure that nonprofits can continue sending care packages to U.S. troops deployed overseas without being burdened by complex new customs and postal rules.\n\nThe bill, called the Support Our Troops Shipping Relief Act of 2025, was prompted by concerns raised by Operation Troop Support, a Danvers-based nonprofit that has sent hundreds of thousands of holiday and humanitarian care packages to service members across the globe.\n\nNew shipping regulations from the U.S. Postal Service and U.S. Customs, intended to align with international trade standards, are making it harder and more expensive for nonprofits to deliver these packages.\n\nThe Support Our Troops Shipping Relief Act of 2025 would create a targeted exemption for nonprofit troop-support organizations from certain customs and postal reporting requirements.\n\nThis bill cuts through red tape by simplifying the paperwork that organizations need to fill out to send packages overseas. It also requires USPS and Customs and Border Patrol to create one clear, standardized process for delivering care packages overseas.\n\nIt will make it easier, not harder, for organizations like Operation Troop Support to get those packages into the hands of the troops who deserve them.\n\n\u201cAs a Marine veteran, I remember how much it meant to get a care package, especially during the holidays,\u201d said Congressman Moulton. \u201cThese meaningful gestures show that someone back home is still thinking about you. That message means a lot to our service members.\u201d\n\n\u201cNow, however, volunteers are being forced to fill out complex trade forms just to send toothpaste and snacks to a young soldier overseas. That\u2019s ridiculous.\n\n\u201cMy bill cuts through the red tape and gives military support groups the breathing room they need to keep doing what they do best. Our troops need to be reminded that they\u2019re supported and cared for, especially when they\u2019re deployed thousands of miles away.\u201d\n\nThe head of Operation Troop Support, Dick Moody was delighted by the Congressman's initiative.\n\n\u201cWe have shared this news with others outside the district who do similar work with the soldiers, and they are thrilled that OTS has taken the lead in trying to end this obstacle,\u201d said Moody. \u201cRepresentative Moulton should be commended for leading the charge to make the American soldier feel like their homeland cares for them.\"\n\nBill text can be found here\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://moulton.house.gov/news/press-releases/moulton-introduces-support-our-troops-shipping-relief-act-2025"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6694129444658756, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}