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119th Congress

H.R. 5208

To amend title 37, United States Code, to exclude the basic allowance for housing from the calculation of gross household income for purposes of the basic needs allowance for eligible members of the Armed Forces.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
Jimmy Panetta(D-CA)
Introduced
Sep 8, 2025
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
Committees
House Committee on Armed Services
Official text
Introduced in House · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (8)

Original cosponsors (6)

Added later (2)

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Latest action(Sep 8, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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