Introduced
H. R. 5208
Introduced in House · September 12, 2025September 8, 2025
Mr. Panetta (for himself, Mr. Moore of Utah, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Riley of New York, Ms. Goodlander, and Ms. Jacobs) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. Basic needs allowance: exclusion of basic allowance for housing from the calculation of gross household income of an eligible member of the Armed Forces.