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HR 1403 116th Congress House

Base Commander Housing Oversight Act

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the lessor of housing, acquired or constructed under the Military Housing Privatization Initiative and that i… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the lessor of housing, acquired or constructed under the Military Housing Privatization Initiative and that is located on a military installation, to operate and maintain such housing to certain standards, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 27, 2019 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Landlord and tenantMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary personnel and dependentsResidential rehabilitation and home repair
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Feb 28, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Feb 27, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 27, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 28, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Base Commander Housing Oversight Act

This bill establishes remedies against a lessor of military housing who fails to operate according to the contract.

Specifically, the Department of Defense may withhold a payment, require the lessor to reimburse tenants for personal property damage, or require the lessor to pay tenant moving expenses.

A service member may report maintenance issues to a superior in the chain of command or to an Inspector General.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1403: Base Commander Housing Oversight Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1403/
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"H.R. 1403: Base Commander Housing Oversight Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1403/.
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H.R. 1403, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1403/.
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