3.0.0 1229 2022-11-01T20:02:12Z 2022-11-05T19:23:32Z Senate S 2019-04-29 116 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-04-29T22:49:00Z Military Housing Oversight and Service Member Protection Act 116 2384 HR 2019-05-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Identical bill CRS 2019-04-29 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral 2019-04-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. N B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2019-04-29 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2019-04-29 True H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. 2019-04-29 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2019-04-29 True D000622 Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] Tammy Duckworth D IL 2019-04-29 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2019-04-29 True P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2019-05-07 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Building construction Business records Congressional oversight Department of Defense Federal officials Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health care coverage and access Health promotion and preventive care Hospital care Housing industry and standards Landlord and tenant Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medical tests and diagnostic methods Members of Congress Military facilities and property Military medicine Military personnel and dependents Public contracts and procurement Residential rehabilitation and home repair Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-04-29 Introduced in Senate 2021-02-01T17:55:47Z 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.

]]> Military Housing Oversight and Service Member Protection Act Display Title Military Housing Oversight and Service Member Protection Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Military Housing Oversight and Service Member Protection Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the provision of military housing to members of the Armed Forces and their families through private entities, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s1229is/xml/BILLS-116s1229is.xml 2019-04-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. 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.