STAY Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6146 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6146

  To require a report on options to reduce the frequency of permanent 
  changes of station of members of the Armed Forces and the sea-shore 
           rotations of such members, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 19, 2025

 Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia (for herself and Mr. Bishop) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require a report on options to reduce the frequency of permanent 
  changes of station of members of the Armed Forces and the sea-shore 
           rotations of such members, 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 ``Supporting Tours Across Years Act'' 
or the ``STAY Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT ON REDUCING FREQUENCY OF PERMANENT CHANGES OF STATION 
              AND NAVAL VESSEL TO ONSHORE ROTATIONS.

    (a) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in coordination with 
the Secretaries of the military departments, shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on options to reduce the 
frequency of permanent changes of station of members of the Armed 
Forces and the rotations of such members between assignments to naval 
vessels and onshore assignments (commonly referred to as ``sea-shore 
rotations'').
    (b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall include the 
following:
            (1) An analysis of the costs associated with the permanent 
        changes of station and rotations specified in subsection (a), 
        disaggregated by military department and occupational 
        specialty, over the five fiscal years preceding the date of the 
        report.
            (2) An assessment of the potential cost savings of the 
        Department of Defense to be realized through a reduction in the 
        frequency of such permanent changes of station and rotations.
            (3) An evaluation of the effects of a reduction in such 
        frequency on retention of members of the Armed Forces, 
        employment for the spouses of such members, and education of 
        the children of such members.
            (4) An identification of billets, duty stations, and 
        communities with respect to which extended tour lengths or 
        rotation adjustments would be operationally feasible while 
        sustaining mission readiness and career progression 
        requirements.
            (5) Recommendations for any legislative or policy changes 
        necessary to conduct a pilot program for, or otherwise 
        implement, extensions to tour lengths or rotation adjustments.
    (c) Congressional Defense Committees Defined.--In this section, the 
term ``congressional defense committees'' has the meaning given that 
term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.
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