Ensuring Safe Housing for Our Military Act
- Last Action
- 3/15/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-15Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
- 2019-03-14Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- 2019-03-14Introduced in House
- 2019-03-14Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-03-14 (00)
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 (7)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Katie Hill (D-CA)
- Elaine Luria (D-VA)
- Abigail Spanberger (D-VA)
- Tom Cole (R-OK)
- Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA)
- Bruce Westerman (R-AR)
Subjects
- 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
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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