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Military Housing Oversight and Service Member Protection Act

USA116th CongressS-1229| Senate 
| Updated: 4/29/2019
Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (7)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Armed Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Military Housing Oversight and Service Member Protection Act This bill addresses Department of Defense (DOD) oversight and service member protections in DOD-sponsored private military housing. Among other things, the bill covers contracts, unit inspection, remedying substandard conditions, handling housing-related injuries, and prohibiting improper financial interests by public officials. Specifically, DOD must establish requirements for entering into and renewing contracts with private landlords and must make the financial details of such agreements public. DOD must employ certified independent housing inspectors to ensure that private military housing units are safe, clean, and adequate, and that they meet federal, state, and local laws and standards of habitability. DOD must allow state and local housing inspectors to conduct no-notice inspections, including on military installations. DOD must require each landlord to provide access to the landlord's maintenance work order system. Service members may file a claim with DOD to withhold the basic allowance for housing if a landlord has not met maintenance guidelines or the unit is uninhabitable according to state and local law. Military treatment facilities must screen service members and family members for medical conditions resulting from unsafe private housing, and landlords must pay medical bills associated with housing-related injuries. The Department of Veterans Affairs must provide similar care for veterans and their families. The bill prohibits members of defense-related congressional committees and certain military officers and high-level DOD employees from having a financial interest in private military housing. Violations are subject to civil penalties.
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Timeline
Apr 29, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Apr 29, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
May 20, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-2384
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • April 29, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 29, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.


  • May 20, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-2384
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2384: Military Housing Oversight and Service Member Protection Act
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBuilding constructionBusiness recordsCongressional oversightDepartment of DefenseFederal officialsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesHazardous wastes and toxic substancesHealth care coverage and accessHealth promotion and preventive careHospital careHousing industry and standardsLandlord and tenantLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMembers of CongressMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary medicineMilitary personnel and dependentsPublic contracts and procurementResidential rehabilitation and home repairVeterans' medical careVeterans' pensions and compensation

Military Housing Oversight and Service Member Protection Act

USA116th CongressS-1229| Senate 
| Updated: 4/29/2019
Military Housing Oversight and Service Member Protection Act This bill addresses Department of Defense (DOD) oversight and service member protections in DOD-sponsored private military housing. Among other things, the bill covers contracts, unit inspection, remedying substandard conditions, handling housing-related injuries, and prohibiting improper financial interests by public officials. Specifically, DOD must establish requirements for entering into and renewing contracts with private landlords and must make the financial details of such agreements public. DOD must employ certified independent housing inspectors to ensure that private military housing units are safe, clean, and adequate, and that they meet federal, state, and local laws and standards of habitability. DOD must allow state and local housing inspectors to conduct no-notice inspections, including on military installations. DOD must require each landlord to provide access to the landlord's maintenance work order system. Service members may file a claim with DOD to withhold the basic allowance for housing if a landlord has not met maintenance guidelines or the unit is uninhabitable according to state and local law. Military treatment facilities must screen service members and family members for medical conditions resulting from unsafe private housing, and landlords must pay medical bills associated with housing-related injuries. The Department of Veterans Affairs must provide similar care for veterans and their families. The bill prohibits members of defense-related congressional committees and certain military officers and high-level DOD employees from having a financial interest in private military housing. Violations are subject to civil penalties.
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Timeline
Apr 29, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Apr 29, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
May 20, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-2384
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • April 29, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 29, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.


  • May 20, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-2384
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (7)
Tammy Duckworth (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Armed Services Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2384: Military Housing Oversight and Service Member Protection Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBuilding constructionBusiness recordsCongressional oversightDepartment of DefenseFederal officialsGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesHazardous wastes and toxic substancesHealth care coverage and accessHealth promotion and preventive careHospital careHousing industry and standardsLandlord and tenantLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMembers of CongressMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary medicineMilitary personnel and dependentsPublic contracts and procurementResidential rehabilitation and home repairVeterans' medical careVeterans' pensions and compensation