Ensuring Safe Housing for Our Military Act
Latest action · Mar 7, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 7, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ensuring Safe Housing for Our Military Act
This bill 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.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 7, 2019 to Jun 10, 2019, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-CA | Kamala D. Harris | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Mar 25, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Mar 26, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Mar 28, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Apr 1, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Apr 10, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | May 1, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | May 15, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 7, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Mar 7, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1792 | Ensuring Safe Housing for Our Military Act | Identical bill | Mar 15, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Building construction
- Civil actions and liability
- Environmental health
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Housing supply and affordability
- Landlord and tenant
- Military facilities and property
- Military personnel and dependents
- Pest management
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 7, 2019Introduced in Senate
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