Bill S.4561 titled “A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to seek to enter into an agreement with an entity to conduct a study and produce a report on barriers to home ownership for members of the Armed Forces” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Raphael Warnock with Michael Bennet, Richard Blumenthal, Cory Booker, Catherine Cortez Masto, Jeff Merkley, Jon Ossoff, Jon Tester, Mark Warner as cosponsors.
Bill S.4562 titled “A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to increase the basic allowance for housing inside the United States for members of the uniformed services” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Raphael Warnock with Richard Blumenthal, Cory Booker, Jeff Merkley, Jon Ossoff, Jon Tester as cosponsors.
Bill S.4563 titled “A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to take certain actions regarding the housing shortage for members of the Armed Forces” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Raphael Warnock with Cory Booker as cosponsor.
Bill S.4564 titled “A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to report on the basic allowance for housing for members of the uniformed services” was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services by the Senate. The bill is sponsored by Sen. Raphael Warnock with Michael Bennet, Richard Blumenthal, Cory Booker, Catherine Cortez Masto, Dianne Feinstein, Amy Klobuchar, Jeff Merkley, Jon Ossoff, Jon Tester, Mark Warner as cosponsors.
The Armed Services Committee moves forward in some way on one bill per day.
Most bills have a hearing where those involved explain why they are for or against the bill. Roughly 8,000 bills are addressed by committees each year but only about 800 make it to the floor of Congress, according to ushistory.org.
A 2019 report from the Brookings Institute argued committees aren’t capable of delving fully into the issues they address and are forced to rely on lobbyists.
| Bill Name | Sponsor | Action |
|---|---|---|
| A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to seek to enter into an agreement with an entity to conduct a study and produce a report on barriers to home ownership for members of the Armed Forces. | Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. | Senate |
| A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to increase the basic allowance for housing inside the United States for members of the uniformed services. | Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. | Senate |
| A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to take certain actions regarding the housing shortage for members of the Armed Forces. | Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. | Senate |
| A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to report on the basic allowance for housing for members of the uniformed services. | Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. | Senate |
