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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 4060

Introduced

Service Member Housing Relief Act

Sponsor
DMike Levin· California
Introduced
June 20, 2025
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.June 20, 2025

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4060 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4060 To amend title 37, United States Code, to lower the threshold required for the Secretary of Defense to make a temporary adjustment to a rate of the basic allowance for housing for members of the uniformed services, and to make permanent the authority to make such adjustment. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 20, 2025 Mr. Levin (for himself and Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 37, United States Code, to lower the threshold required for the Secretary of Defense to make a temporary adjustment to a rate of the basic allowance for housing for members of the uniformed services, and to make permanent the authority to make such adjustment. 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 ``Service Member Housing Relief Act''. SECTION 1. TEMPORARY ADJUSTMENT TO A RATE OF THE BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES: LOWER THRESHOLD; PERMANENT AUTHORITY. Section 403(b)(8) of title 37, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``20 percent'' and inserting ``15 percent''; and (2) by striking subparagraph (C). <all>

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