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To amend title 37, United States Code, to increase the basic allowance for housing inside the United States for members of the uniformed services.
Summary
This bill amends the military pay law to change how the Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) is calculated for service members stationed in the United States. The BAH amount would be set equal to the actual monthly cost of adequate housing in each area, as determined by the Secretary of Defense. The housing cost would be determined for members based on their pay grade and family status. The change modifies the calculation method to base BAH more directly on local housing market costs for military personnel.
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Sponsor (1)
36 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE)
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA)
- Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (R-FL)
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA)
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA)
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN)
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS)
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA)
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA)
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX)
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN)
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX)
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME)
- Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2] (D-NH)
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV)
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA)
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA)
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA)
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA)
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA)
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA)
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA)
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO)
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX)
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL)
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR)
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL)
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA)
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI)
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA)
- Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM)
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA)
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA)
Actions (2)
- Mar 6, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. · house
- Mar 6, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 6, 2025
Ms. Strickland (for herself, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Connolly, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Deluzio, Ms. Escobar, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Golden of Maine, Ms. Goodlander, Ms. Norton, Ms. Jacobs, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Moulton, Mrs. Torres of California, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Peters, Ms. Pettersen, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Sherrill, Mr. Swalwell, Ms. Tokuda, and Mr. Wittman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To amend title 37, United States Code, to increase the basic allowance for housing inside the United States for members of the uniformed services.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “BAH Restoration Act”.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING INSIDE THE UNITED STATES FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.
Paragraph (3) of section 403(b) of title 37, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
“(3) The monthly amount of the basic allowance for housing for an area of the United States for a member of a uniformed service shall be the amount of the monthly cost of adequate housing in that area, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, for members of the uniformed services serving in the same pay grade and with the same dependency status as the member.”. <all>
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