Bill Sponsor
House Bill 7212
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Military HOMES Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jun 15, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jun 15, 2020
Latest Action
Jun 15, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
7212
Congress
116
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Oklahoma
Democrat
New Jersey
Republican
Oklahoma
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Military Housing Oversight, Maintenance, and Enhancement for Servicemembers Act or the Military HOMES Act

This bill (1) requires mold mitigation measures for military families who are residing in military housing, (2) makes publicly available the criteria and metrics to be used by the Department of Defense (DOD) to analyze the performance of landlords that receive incentive fees, (3) establishes a working group to promulgate guidance regarding best practices for mold mitigation in privatized military housing and for determining when the presence of mold in such housing is an emergency situation requiring the relocation of the residents, (4) expands the uniform code of basic housing standards for privatized military housing to include government owned and controlled military family housing inside or outside the United States, (5) appoints at least one Exceptional Family Member Program housing liaison for each military department to assist military families, and (6) requires a report on the progress made by DOD in implementing the recommendations contained in a specified certain Government Accountability Office report regarding military housing.

Text (1)
June 15, 2020
Actions (2)
06/15/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
06/15/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 9, 2022 3:26:30 AM