119-hr5567

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5567 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 5567

 To require the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to Congress 
 on plans to expand access to affordable housing for members of the 
 Armed Forces through partnerships with local governments and housing 
 providers, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 September 26, 2025

 Mr. Cisneros introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Armed Services

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 A BILL

 To require the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to Congress 
 on plans to expand access to affordable housing for members of the 
 Armed Forces through partnerships with local governments and housing 
 providers, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Affordable Housing for Our Troops 
Act''.

SEC. 2. BRIEFING ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

 The Secretary of Defense shall provide to Congress a briefing on 
actions that have been taken and are planned to be taken by the 
Department of Defense to expand access to affordable housing for 
members of the Armed Forces through partnerships with local governments 
and housing providers. Such briefing shall include--

    (1) an identification of high cost-of-living locations and 
 rural locations near remote and isolated installations where 
 members of the Armed Forces face the greatest housing 
 affordability challenges;

    (2) a summary of any current or planned efforts between 
 military installations and local municipalities or housing 
 providers aimed at providing rental relief or lease flexibility 
 for members of the Armed Forces, including any memoranda of 
 understanding;

    (3) an identification of existing public-private 
 partnerships or community development initiatives that could be 
 leveraged to support off-installation housing for members of 
 the Armed Forces;

    (4) an assessment of potential incentives that could be 
 offered by participating landlords or cities, including waived 
 security deposits, lease rates that are below the monthly rate 
 for the basic allowance for housing, application fee discounts, 
 and flexible lease terms;

    (5) an overview of the efforts of the Department of Defense 
 to collaborate with local governments and housing developers to 
 incentivize the construction of affordable off-installation 
 housing tailored to the needs of members of the Armed Forces; 
 and

    (6) recommendations for any legislative or policy changes 
 needed to enhance local housing partnerships and reduce housing 
 insecurity for members of the Armed Forces.
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