3.0.0 2811 2022-11-01T05:32:26Z 2022-11-01T05:32:26Z House HR 2019-05-16 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 82 (Thursday, May 16, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PANETTA:H.R. 2811.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18.[Page H3925]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas03 Readiness Subcommittee Referred to 2019-05-17T13:26:16Z Referred to 2019-05-16T14:02:30Z Better Military Housing Act of 2019 116 1513 S 2019-05-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. Identical bill CRS 2019-05-17 hsas03 Readiness Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. Committee 2019-05-16 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2019-05-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-05-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000613 Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] Jimmy Panetta D CA 20 N H001067 Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] Richard Hudson R NC 8 2019-05-16 True B001304 Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] Anthony Brown D MD G. 4 2019-05-16 True C001051 Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] John Carter R TX R. 31 2019-05-16 True B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2019-05-16 True H001064 Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] Denny Heck D WA 10 2019-05-16 True E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2019-05-16 True H001053 Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] Vicky Hartzler R MO 4 2019-05-16 True T000479 Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3] Van Taylor R TX 3 2019-05-16 True W000823 Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] Michael Waltz R FL 6 2019-05-16 True Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Housing industry and standards Housing supply and affordability Landlord and tenant Military facilities and property Military personnel and dependents Military procurement, research, weapons development Performance measurement Public contracts and procurement Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-05-16 Introduced in House 2019-10-16T21:41:58Z Better Military Housing Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop and implement a plan to address health, safety, and quality issues at privatized military housing.

DOD shall provide a tenant entering into a tenancy agreement for such a housing unit information on

  • tenant rights;
  • expectations regarding reporting by tenants and landlords of maintenance, health, or safety issues relating to the unit;
  • a comprehensive accounting of the rights and responsibilities relating to maintenance; and
  • a comprehensive maintenance, repair, and remediation history of the unit.

At least annually, the DOD Inspector General shall inspect the oversight of privatized military housing at no fewer than 15 randomly selected installations. Additionally, DOD shall study ways to improve privatized military housing and the oversight and execution of contracts in order to improve housing conditions for Armed Forces members and their families.

]]> Better Military Housing Act of 2019 Display Title Better Military Housing Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To improve oversight of privatized military housing provided by the Department of Defense to members of the Armed Forces and their families, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Better Military Housing Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2811ih/xml/BILLS-116hr2811ih.xml 2019-05-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.