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BAH Restoration Act This bill increases the monthly amount of the basic housing allowance for members of the uniformed services inside the United States. Specifically, the monthly amount of allowance for a member must be the amount of the monthly cost of adequate housing in the area, as determined by the Department of Defense, for members of the uniformed services serving in the same pay grade and same dependency status as the member. (Currently, the allowance is based on the difference between this amount and a percentage of the national average monthly cost of housing for members with the same pay grade and dependency status.)
Action Timeline
2025-03-06
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
2025-03-06
Introduced in House
2025-03-06
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.1956 pass?
HR.1956 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: 32%.
What does HR.1956 do?
BAH Restoration Act This bill increases the monthly amount of the basic housing allowance for members of the uniformed services inside the United States. Specifically, the monthly amount of allowance for a member must be the amount of the monthly cost of adequate housing in the area, as determined by the Department of Defense, for members of the uniformed services serving in the same pay grade and same dependency status as the member. (Currently, the allowance is based on the difference between this amount and a percentage of the national average monthly cost of housing for members with the sa…
Who sponsored HR.1956?
HR.1956 was sponsored by Marilyn Strickland (D-Washington).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 1956 IH: BAH Restoration Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-03-06 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1956 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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the BAH Restoration Act . 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. .
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