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Affordable Housing for Our Troops Act
To require the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to Congress on plans to expand access to affordable housing for members of the Armed Forces through partnerships with local governments and housing providers, and for other purposes.
Summary
The Affordable Housing for Our Troops Act requires the Secretary of Defense to brief Congress on Department efforts to expand access to affordable housing for military members through partnerships with local governments and housing providers. The briefing must identify high cost-of-living and rural areas with the greatest housing affordability challenges for service members, summarize rental relief and lease flexibility programs with local partners, and assess potential landlord incentives such as waived security deposits and below-standard lease rates. The briefing must also review Department efforts to work with local governments and developers on affordable off-installation housing and provide recommendations for legislative or policy changes to enhance these partnerships and reduce housing insecurity for military members.
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- Sep 26, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. · house
- Sep 26, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 26, 2025
Mr. Cisneros introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to Congress on plans to expand access to affordable housing for members of the Armed Forces through partnerships with local governments and housing providers, and for other purposes.
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 “Affordable Housing for Our Troops Act”.
SEC. 2. BRIEFING ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
The Secretary of Defense shall provide to Congress a briefing on actions that have been taken and are planned to be taken by the Department of Defense to expand access to affordable housing for members of the Armed Forces through partnerships with local governments and housing providers. Such briefing shall include—
(1) an identification of high cost-of-living locations and rural locations near remote and isolated installations where members of the Armed Forces face the greatest housing affordability challenges;
(2) a summary of any current or planned efforts between military installations and local municipalities or housing providers aimed at providing rental relief or lease flexibility for members of the Armed Forces, including any memoranda of understanding;
(3) an identification of existing public-private partnerships or community development initiatives that could be leveraged to support off-installation housing for members of the Armed Forces;
(4) an assessment of potential incentives that could be offered by participating landlords or cities, including waived security deposits, lease rates that are below the monthly rate for the basic allowance for housing, application fee discounts, and flexible lease terms;
(5) an overview of the efforts of the Department of Defense to collaborate with local governments and housing developers to incentivize the construction of affordable off-installation housing tailored to the needs of members of the Armed Forces; and
(6) recommendations for any legislative or policy changes needed to enhance local housing partnerships and reduce housing insecurity for members of the Armed Forces. <all>
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