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S 1956 99th Congress Senate

A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize temporary family housing for certain dependents of deceased members of the Armed Forces…

Official title: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize temporary family housing for certain dependents of deceased members of the Armed Forces; and to amend… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize temporary family housing for certain dependents of deceased members of the Armed Forces; and to amend title 37, United States Code, to authorize temporary payment of an allowance for quarters for certain dependents of deceased members of the uniformed services.

Introduced: December 17, 1985 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Civil service compensationFederal employeesFederal employees and officialsHousing and Housing Finance
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This bill died when the 99th Congress ended
It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 18, 1985
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Dec 18, 1985
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Dec 18, 1985
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Dec 17, 1985
Introduced in the Senate and read twice and held at the desk by unanimous consent.
Dec 17, 1985
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 1,421 – To extend the period for housing and housing allowance from 60 to 90 days. Agreed to Dec 18, 1985
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 Latest action December 18, 1985

Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Federal employee allowances provisions to authorize the Secretary of Defense, or the Secretary of Transportation in the case of the Coast Guard when not operating as a service in the Navy, to allow dependents of a member of the armed forces who dies in the line of duty who are occupying federally-owned family housing on a nonrental basis to continue to occupy such housing without charge for a period of 60 days following the member's death.

Amends Federal provisions concerning the military basic allowances for quarters (BAQ) to authorize the Secretary concerned to pay a BAQ to dependents of a member of the armed forces who dies in the line of duty who are either not occupying military family housing or are occupying such housing on a rental basis at the time of the member's death. Terminates such payment 60 days after the date of the member's death.

 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Dec 17, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1956: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize temporary family housing for certain dependents of deceased members of the Armed Forces; and to amend title 37, United States Code, to authorize temporary payment of an allowance for quarters for certain dependents of deceased members of the uniformed services.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-1956/
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"S. 1956: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize temporary family housing for certain dependents of deceased members of the Armed Forces; and to amend title 37, United States Code, to authorize temporary payment of an allowance for quarters for certain dependents of deceased members of the uniformed services.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-1956/.
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S. 1956, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-1956/.
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[S. 1956: A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize temporary family housing for certain dependents of deceased members of the Armed Forces; and to amend title 37, United States Code, to authorize temporary payment of an allowance for quarters for certain dependents of deceased members of the uniformed services.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-1956/)
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