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HR 7561 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

BAH Restoration Act

Introduced: April 21, 2022 Introduced by: Strickland, Marilyn Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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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.

What's happening now April 21, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 8
Kilmer, Derek
· Oct 28, 2022
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jul 19, 2022
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Apr 21, 2022
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 21, 2022
Brown, Anthony
· Apr 21, 2022
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Apr 21, 2022
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Apr 21, 2022
Lawson, Al
· Apr 21, 2022
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 21, 2022
Newman, Marie
· Apr 21, 2022
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Apr 21, 2022
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Apr 21, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7561: BAH Restoration Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7561/
MLA
"H.R. 7561: BAH Restoration Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7561/.
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H.R. 7561, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7561/.
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[H.R. 7561: BAH Restoration Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7561/)
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