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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 federal military pay law to change how the Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) is calculated for military members. Under the bill, the monthly BAH amount for each area would equal the actual monthly cost of adequate housing in that area, as determined by the Secretary of Defense. The amount would be based on the actual housing costs for military members of the same pay grade and family status in each specific location. This replaces the previous method of determining BAH amounts and would tie housing allowances more directly to local housing costs.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK)
Actions (2)
- Mar 25, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. · senate
- Mar 25, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 25, 2025
Mr. Warnock introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 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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