STAY Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6146 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6146 To require a report on options to reduce the frequency of permanent changes of station of members of the Armed Forces and the sea-shore rotations of such members, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 19, 2025 Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia (for herself and Mr. Bishop) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require a report on options to reduce the frequency of permanent changes of station of members of the Armed Forces and the sea-shore rotations of such members, 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 ``Supporting Tours Across Years Act'' or the ``STAY Act''. SEC. 2. REPORT ON REDUCING FREQUENCY OF PERMANENT CHANGES OF STATION AND NAVAL VESSEL TO ONSHORE ROTATIONS. (a) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on options to reduce the frequency of permanent changes of station of members of the Armed Forces and the rotations of such members between assignments to naval vessels and onshore assignments (commonly referred to as ``sea-shore rotations''). (b) Elements.--The report under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An analysis of the costs associated with the permanent changes of station and rotations specified in subsection (a), disaggregated by military department and occupational specialty, over the five fiscal years preceding the date