US Congress Senate Bill 703 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: Introduced on March 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Pending: Senate Armed Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Addresses certain health, safety, and environmental hazards in private military housing units and offers certain protections to service members. Among other things, the bill (1) requires uniform credentials for housing inspectors; (2) allows the Department of Defense (DOD) to withhold payment to landlords over health, safety, or environmental hazard concerns; (3) requires a landlord to pay certain relocation costs in connection with a hazard and to reimburse a tenant for personal property damage; and (4) disallows deposits and certain fees or penalties. DOD must maintain an electronic work order system to facilitate repairs to units.

Ensuring Safe Housing for Our Military Act

Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA]	Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA]	Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]
Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]	Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]
Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-07	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

HB1792 (Same As) 2019-03-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/703/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s703/BILLS-116s703is.pdf