H.R. 8070: Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
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H.R. 8070: Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
118th Congress · introduced 2024-04-18 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Received in the Senate.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2024-04-18 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 26 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 276 (2024): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR8070 (2024-06-14), Failed. See all
- Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
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Official text
Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] · 14 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: Direct Spending and Revenue Effects of H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (2024-05-29); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (2024-06-10)
Cosponsors on this site
Adam Smith (D-WA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Nancy Mace (R-SC), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Morgan Luttrell (R-TX), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), James C. Moylan (R-GU), Donald G. Davis (D-NC), Mark Alford (R-MO), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Jim Banks (R-IN)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] reported raising $2.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
Recorded votes
- House roll call 253 (2024): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR8070 (2024-06-12): Agreed to
- House roll call 254 (2024): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR8070 (2024-06-12): Failed
- House roll call 255 (2024): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR8070 (2024-06-12): Failed
- House roll call 256 (2024): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR8070 (2024-06-12): Agreed to
- House roll call 257 (2024): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR8070 (2024-06-12): Failed
- House roll call 258 (2024): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR8070 (2024-06-12): Agreed to
- House roll call 259 (2024): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR8070 (2024-06-12): Failed
- House roll call 261 (2024): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR8070 (2024-06-13): Failed
- House roll call 262 (2024): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR8070 (2024-06-13): Agreed to
- House roll call 263 (2024): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR8070 (2024-06-13): Agreed to
- House roll call 264 (2024): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR8070 (2024-06-13): Failed
- House roll call 265 (2024): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR8070 (2024-06-13): Agreed to
- House roll call 266 (2024): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR8070 (2024-06-13): Failed
- House roll call 267 (2024): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR8070 (2024-06-13): Agreed to
- House roll call 268 (2024): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR8070 (2024-06-13): Agreed to
- House roll call 269 (2024): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR8070 (2024-06-13): Failed
- House roll call 270 (2024): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR8070 (2024-06-13): Agreed to
- House roll call 271 (2024): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR8070 (2024-06-13): Agreed to
- House roll call 272 (2024): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR8070 (2024-06-13): Agreed to
- House roll call 273 (2024): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR8070 (2024-06-13): Agreed to
- House roll call 274 (2024): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR8070 (2024-06-13): Failed
- House roll call 275 (2024): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR8070 (2024-06-13): Agreed to
- House roll call 276 (2024): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR8070 (2024-06-14): Failed
- House roll call 277 (2024): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR8070 (2024-06-14): Agreed to
- House roll call 278 (2024): On Motion to Recommit, HR8070 (2024-06-14): Failed
- House roll call 279 (2024): On Passage, HR8070 (2024-06-14): Passed
Words on this page, explained (2)
- Authorization
- A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
- Fiscal year
- The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.
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Sources
- Official summary
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hr8070.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hr>
Record fed-us-cong118-hr8070 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118