# 117-hr-7561: BAH Restoration Act

117-hr-7561, BAH Restoration Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA); status Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7561
- Congress: 117
- Title: BAH Restoration Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced: 2022-04-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

BAH Restoration Act This bill increases the monthly amount of the basic housing allowance for members of the uniformed services inside the United States. Specifically, the monthly amount of allowance for a member must be the amount of the monthly cost of adequate housing in the area, as determined by the Department of Defense, for members of the uniformed services serving in the same pay grade and same dependency status as the member.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2022-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2022-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2022-10-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act
- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 117-hr-6005: Access to Birth Control Act
- 117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 Crown Road Southwest in Atlanta, Georgia, as the "John R. Lewis Post Office Build…
- 117-hr-5441: PAST Act of 2022

## Sources
- [117-hr-7561 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7561)

## Related
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- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6015)
- [117-hr-6005: Access to Birth Control Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6005)
- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
- [117-hr-5441: PAST Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5441)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7561 (as of 2025-11-18).