Restore Military Families’ Voices Act

Sara Jacobs

Democrat · CA · Representative

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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

2026-06-09

Source: Congress.gov

This bill would change the rules for military families living in privately-owned housing on or near military bases, making it easier for them to report problems like mold, pest infestations, or safety hazards without being punished by their landlords. Currently, some housing contracts include secrecy agreements that prevent tenants from speaking publicly about conditions or complaints, but this legislation would ban those restrictions and protect military families from losing their housing or facing other retaliation if they report issues to authorities or the media. The changes would apply to military personnel and their families who rent from private companies contracted to manage military housing.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9220 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9220 To amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the treatment of nondisclosure agreements with respect to privatized military housing and to expand protection from retaliation against tenants of such housing, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 9, 2026 Ms. Jacobs introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the treatment of nondisclosure agreements with respect to privatized military housing and to expand protection from retaliation against tenants of such housing, 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 ``Restore Military Families' Voices Act''. SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING. Section 2890(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence-- (A) by striking ``A tenant or prospective tenant of a housing unit may not be required to sign'' and inserting ``A landlord may not request that a tenant, former tenant, or prospective tenant of a housing unit sign''; and (B) by inserting ``or in connection with the provision of services related to the housing unit'' before the period; and (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following: ``(2) The prohibition under paragraph (1) shall apply to all housing units, including accompanied family housing and military unaccompanied housing. ``(3) In this subsection, the term `tenant' includes any party (other than a landlord) to a lease for a housing unit.''. SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF PROTECTION FROM RETALIATION AGAINST TENANTS OF PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING UNITS. Section 2890 of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (b)(7), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``and housing management office'' and inserting ``the housing management office, the Chief Housing Officer of the Department of Defense, an inspector general, and members of Congress''; and (2) in subsection (e)-- (A) paragraph (1)-- (i) by inserting ``(when made aware of such reports)'' after ``reprisal''; and (ii) by striking ``relating to a housing unit.'' and inserting ``relating to a housing unit, including to any of the following: ``(A) The landlord. ``(B) The chain of command. ``(C) The applicable housing management office. ``(D) The Chief Housing Officer of the Department of Defense. ``(E) An inspector general. ``(F) A Member of Congress.''; (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2): ``(2) Not later than 10 business days after receiving a report of reprisal under paragraph (1), the Inspector General shall provide notification of such report to the Secretary of the military department concerned and to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives.''; and (D) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated-- (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; (ii) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, the following new subparagraph (A): ``(A) provide notification of that determination to the Secretary of the military department concerned;''; (iii) in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, by inserting ``of that determination'' after ``initial notice''; and (iv) in subparagraph (C), as so redesignated, by striking ``the Inspector General has taken final action'' and inserting ``the Secretary of the military department concerned has notified the Inspector General that the Secretary has taken…

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