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HR 8642 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish the Department of Defense Military Housing Readiness Council, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 2, 2022 Introduced by: Jacobs, Sara Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Aug 2, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill establishes the Department of Defense Military Housing Readiness Council to review and make recommendations to the Department of Defense (DOD) regarding policies for privatized military housing.

The council must also monitor compliance by DOD with statutory improvements to policies for privatized military housing and make recommendations to improve collaboration, awareness, and promotion of accurate and timely information about privatized military housing, accommodations available through the Exceptional Family Member Program, and other support services among policymakers, service providers, and targeted beneficiaries.

The council must make all documents publicly available until the council ceases to exist.

What's happening now August 2, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 4543 Related bill James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
  • S 4742 Related bill Military Housing Readiness Council Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 2
D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Sep 19, 2022
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Sep 13, 2022
 R
Bice, Stephanie I.
Oklahoma · Aug 2, 2022
Porter, Katie
· Aug 2, 2022
RYAN, TIM
· Aug 2, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8642: To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish the Department of Defense Military Housing Readiness Council, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8642/
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"H.R. 8642: To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish the Department of Defense Military Housing Readiness Council, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8642/.
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H.R. 8642, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8642/.
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