To amend title 37, United States Code, to exclude the basic allowance for housing from the calculation of gross household income for purposes of the basic needs allowance for eligible members of the Armed Forces.

Bill: 119-hr-5208
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19]
Introduced: 2025-09-08
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2025-09-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5208 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 8, 2025 Mr. Panetta (for himself, Mr. Moore of Utah , Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia , Ms. Strickland , Mr. Riley of New York , Ms. Goodlander , and Ms. Jacobs ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 37, United States Code, to exclude the basic allowance for housing from the calculation of gross household income for purposes of the basic needs allowance for eligible members of the Armed Forces.

1. Basic needs allowance: exclusion of basic allowance for housing from the calculation of gross household income of an eligible member of the Armed Forces Section 402b(k)(1)(B) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking in the case and all that follows through portion of ; and (2) by striking that the Secretary concerned elects to exclude and inserting paid to such member .