Restore Military Families’ Voices Act

Elizabeth Warren

Democrat · MA · Senator

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• Jon Ossoff (D-GA)Original· 2026-06-09
• Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)Original· 2026-06-09

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

2026-06-09

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Military families living in privatized housing on base would gain stronger legal protections, including the ability to speak up about unsafe or unfair housing conditions without fear of losing their homes or facing other punishment. The bill would limit the use of nondisclosure agreements that currently prevent residents from reporting problems to military officials or the public. These changes would primarily affect active-duty service members, retirees, and their families who rent housing managed by private contractors on military installations.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4718 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4718 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 9, 2026 Ms. Warren (for herself, Mr. Ossoff, and Mrs. Gillibrand) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 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.''; and (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…

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