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Provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14Section 20001 › Proposal

$2,900,000,000 goes to top up the basic housing allowance

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, section 20001, Sec. 20001. Written by .

$2,900,000,000 goes to top up the basic housing allowance

The document says “shallWho acts: Secretary of DefenseHow: statuteSec. 20001 in the PDF
What the document says

“$2,900,000,000 to supplement the basic allowance for housing payable to members of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Space Force”

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Sec. 20001

The largest single line item in the section is $2,900,000,000 to supplement the basic allowance for housing payable to members of the five services, notwithstanding section 403 of title 37, United States Code.

What the document actually says

“$2,900,000,000 to supplement the basic allowance for housing payable to members of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Space Force”

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Sec. 20001
That sentence, in plain words

The biggest single sum is $2.9 billion. It tops up the housing money troops get. It covers all five services.

What this is about

The basic allowance for housing helps pay rent. The section adds to it for one year. It does this in spite of a rule in an older law.

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    Provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Public Law 119-21, sec. 20001, 139 Stat. 112 (2025).
    https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ21/html/PLAW-119publ21.htm

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    “$2,900,000,000 goes to top up the basic housing allowance,” Provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, section 20001, Sec. 20001. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/pl-119-21/proposal/sec20001-housing-allowance/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).

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