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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6146 
To require a report on options to reduce the frequency of permanent changes 
of station of members of the Armed Forces and the sea-shore rotations 
of such members, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 19, 2025 
Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia (for herself and Mr. BISHOP) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To require a report on options to reduce the frequency of 
permanent changes of station of members of the Armed 
Forces and the sea-shore rotations of such members, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Supporting Tours 
Across Years Act’’ or the ‘‘STAY Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPORT ON REDUCING FREQUENCY OF PERMA-
NENT CHANGES OF STATION AND NAVAL VES-
SEL TO ONSHORE ROTATIONS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 
2026, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness, in coordination with the Secretaries of the mili-
tary departments, shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a report on options to reduce the fre-
quency of permanent changes of station of members of the 
Armed Forces and the rotations of such members between 
assignments to naval vessels and onshore assignments 
(commonly referred to as ‘‘sea-shore rotations’’). 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) An analysis of the costs associated with the 
permanent changes of station and rotations specified 
in subsection (a), disaggregated by military depart-
ment and occupational specialty, over the five fiscal 
years preceding the date of the report. 
(2) An assessment of the potential cost savings 
of the Department of Defense to be realized through 
a reduction in the frequency of such permanent 
changes of station and rotations. 
(3) An evaluation of the effects of a reduction 
in such frequency on retention of members of the 
Armed Forces, employment for the spouses of such 
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members, and education of the children of such 
members. 
(4) An identification of billets, duty stations, 
and communities with respect to which extended 
tour lengths or rotation adjustments would be oper-
ationally feasible while sustaining mission readiness 
and career progression requirements. 
(5) Recommendations for any legislative or pol-
icy changes necessary to conduct a pilot program 
for, or otherwise implement, extensions to tour 
lengths or rotation adjustments. 
(c) CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘congressional defense 
committees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
101(a) of title 10, United States Code. 
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