H.R. 1956
IntroducedBAH Restoration Act
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119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1956
To amend title 37, United States Code, to increase the basic allowance for housing inside the United States for members of the uniformed services.
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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
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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>