# 119-hr-4060: Service Member Housing Relief Act

119-hr-4060, Service Member Housing Relief Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4060
- Congress: 119
- Title: Service Member Housing Relief Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

This bill would make it easier and permanent to adjust the **Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH)** for members of the uniformed services. It would lower the trigger for a temporary adjustment from 20 percent to 15 percent and remove a prior authorization clause in law. - Military households: Would become eligible for temporary BAH adjustments at a lower threshold, so housing pay could respond when local housing costs move by 15 percent instead of 20 percent. - Department of Defense officials: Would have permanent statutory authority to implement temporary BAH adjustments and the bill strikes the prior subparagraph (C) basis for that authorization.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2025-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-07-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2026-01-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Easier housing allowance boosts for troops: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Defense Secretary could trigger a temporary Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) change when the local BAH rate moves 15% or more. Current law uses a 20% trigger. This would make it easier to raise allowances when rents spike, but changes would still be optional and temporary. The bill…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4060 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4060)

## Related
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-2548: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2548)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4060 (as of 2026-04-21).