US Congress Senate Bill 1229 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on April 29 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Pending: Senate Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Addresses protections for service members living in private military housing. Among other things, the bill (1) clarifies who is a landlord, (2) specifies housing oversight mechanisms and tenant rights, (3) creates a tenant complaint database, (4) establishes presumptions and medical coverage with respect to certain illnesses occurring while in such housing, (5) prohibits certain housing ownership interests, (6) allows the Department of Defense (DOD) to modify certain contracts, and (7) requires DOD to make certain reports.

Military Housing Oversight and Service Member Protection Act

Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]	Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-29	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

HB2384 (Same As) 2019-05-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1229/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1229/BILLS-116s1229is.pdf