US HR3801

Bill

Military Hunger Prevention Act

Introduced
07/17/2019

In Committee
07/18/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To amend title 37, United States Code, to establish a basic needs allowance for low-income regular members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to pay a basic needs allowance to a regular member of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Air Force who is low-income and meets other specified requirements. Specifically, DOD must pay the allowance to such a service member who (1) has completed initial entry training, (2) has a gross household income during the most recent year that does not exceed an amount equal to 130% of the federal poverty guidelines, (3) submits required information to DOD, and (4) does not elect against receiving the allowance for a given year. For purposes of determining eligibility, gross household income does not include any basic allowance for housing received during the year by the service member or by any dependents of the service member in the household. In the event a household contains two or more service members entitled to receive the allowance, only one allowance may be paid in a given year. DOD must annually notify potentially eligible service members and provide them with information on DOD financial management and assistance programs.

AI Summary

This bill, the Military Hunger Prevention Act, requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to pay a "basic needs allowance" to regular members of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force who are considered low-income. To be eligible, a service member must have completed initial entry training, have a gross household income that does not exceed 130% of the federal poverty guidelines, submit the required information to the DOD, and not elect to forgo the allowance. The allowance amount is calculated based on the difference between 130% of the federal poverty guidelines and the service member's gross household income, divided by 12 to determine a monthly payment. If a household has multiple eligible service members, only one allowance may be paid per year. The DOD is also required to annually notify potentially eligible service members and provide them with information on DOD financial management and assistance programs.

Committee Categories

Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (40)

Susan Davis (D)*, Don Beyer (D), Suzanne Bonamici (D), Anthony Brown (D), Salud Carbajal (D), Gil Cisneros (D), Steve Cohen (D), Peter DeFazio (D), Theodore Deutch (D), Veronica Escobar (D), Ruben Gallego (D), Raúl Grijalva (D), Debra Haaland (D), Josh Harder (D), Chrissy Houlahan (D), Bill Keating (D), Ro Khanna (D), Ron Kind (D), Rick Larsen (D), Barbara Lee (D), Ted Lieu (D), Alan Lowenthal (D), Jim McGovern (D), Gwen Moore (D), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), Jimmy Panetta (D), Scott Peters (D), Dean Phillips (D), Chellie Pingree (D), Tim Ryan (D), Kilili Sablan (D), Brad Schneider (D), Elissa Slotkin (D), Mark Takano (D), Lori Trahan (D), David Trone (D), Marc Veasey (D), Filemón Vela (D), Peter Welch (D), Don Young (R),

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (on 07/18/2019)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3801/all-info

(5 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3801/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3801/BILLS-116hr3801ih.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3801/BILLS-116hr3801ih.pdf.pdf

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