Affordable Housing for Our Troops Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5567 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5567 To require the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to Congress on plans to expand access to affordable housing for members of the Armed Forces through partnerships with local governments and housing providers, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 26, 2025 Mr. Cisneros introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of Defense to provide a briefing to Congress on plans to expand access to affordable housing for members of the Armed Forces through partnerships with local governments and housing providers, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Affordable Housing for Our Troops Act''. SEC. 2. BRIEFING ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. The Secretary of Defense shall provide to Congress a briefing on actions that have been taken and are planned to be taken by the Department of Defense to expand access to affordable housing for members of the Armed Forces through partnerships with local governments and housing providers. Such briefing shall include-- (1) an identification of high cost-of-living locations and rural locations near remote and isolated installations where members of the Armed Forces face the greatest housing affordability challenges; (2) a summary of any current or planned efforts between military installations and local municipalities or housing providers aimed at providing rental relief or lease flexibility for members of the Armed Forces, including any memoranda of understanding; (3