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H.R. 5208: 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.

119th Congress · introduced 2025-09-08 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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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.

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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.

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr5208.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

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Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] · 8 cosponsors

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Record fed-us-cong119-hr5208 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills