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H.R. 1956

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 1956, the BAH Restoration Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 6, 2025 by Rep. Marilyn Strickland (D) with 36 co-sponsors. It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on Mar 6, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Record

Text

H.R. 1956 has 36 co-sponsors.

hb1956/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 1956 IH: BAH Restoration Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-06
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 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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Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-03-06
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Mar 6, 2025

hb1956/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (03/06/2025)

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.)

Sponsors

Rep. Marilyn Strickland (D) sponsors H.R. 1956, and 36 members have co-sponsored it, 25 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 1956 went before 1 committee: Armed Services.

Armed Services
Armed Services
Referred To · Mar 6, 2025 · 581 Bills

Actions

H.R. 1956 has taken 2 actions since Mar 6, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 6, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Mar 6, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.Armed Services Committee

Votes

H.R. 1956 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 1956, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 1956 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • BAH Restoration Act — Display Title
  • BAH Restoration Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend title 37, United States Code, to increase the basic allowance for housing inside the United States for members of the uniformed services. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 13 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 1956 in 5 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Defense, Veterans, Foreign Relations, Government Issues, Immigration, Manufacturing, Science/Technology, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
WITH HONOR ACTION, INC.—Virginia14—
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICASteven Strobridge, Col, Delisted for 04/26/2013 Rene Campos, CDR, Delisted for 06/17/2013Virginia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
WITH HONOR ACTION, INC.14—
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
DAVID MCCLINTOCK113
KAYLAN SWARTZ113
BRIAN LE112
APRIL VOGEL111
BRENDEN MCMAHON111
BRIAN KELLY111
JAMES O'BRIEN111
JENNIFER GOODALE111
JIMMY SANTOS111
KAREN RUEDISUELI111
RENE CAMPOS111
STEPHANIE ROSE111
TERRY WATERS111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAMILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$446K4th Quarter - Report
WITH HONOR ACTION, INC.WITH HONOR ACTION, INC.2025 first_quarter$110K1st Quarter - Report
WITH HONOR ACTION, INC.WITH HONOR ACTION, INC.2025 second_quarter$80K2nd Quarter - Report
WITH HONOR ACTION, INC.WITH HONOR ACTION, INC.2025 third_quarter$70K3rd Quarter - Report
WITH HONOR ACTION, INC.WITH HONOR ACTION, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$60K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1956 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1956’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr1956/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 1956, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 43 (Thursday, March 6, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. STRICKLAND:H.R. 1956.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H1040]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com