Affordable Housing for Our Troops Act

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

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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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