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HR 1956 · in committee · major

BAH Restoration Act

What this bill does

  • This bill increases the monthly housing allowance for military members stationed in the United States.
  • Military service members and their families receive the allowance based on local housing costs in their area.
  • The allowance amount will be set to match actual local housing costs rather than the current formula based on national averages.

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  1. 01

    How would shifting military housing allowances from national averages to actual local costs affect service members in high-cost versus low-cost regions?

  2. 02

    What evidence supports the claim that current allowance formulas fail to reflect actual housing expenses that military families face?

  3. 03

    How would increased housing allowances impact the Department of Defense budget, and what trade-offs might result from reallocating funds to this program?

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Sponsor · D-WA-10

Marilyn Strickland

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Introduced 2025-03-06

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-03-06 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

  2. 2025-03-06 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-03-06 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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