Faster Buses Better Futures Act

House Bill

H.R. 5230

119th Congress

Faster Buses Better Futures Act

In Committee

Introduced:Sep 9, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Don Bacon

Representative

Republican

NE-2

Cosponsors

0

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Armed Forces and National Security

Summary

This bill requires the Department of Defense to work with a private company that specializes in housing data to calculate the monthly housing allowance rates for military members in at least 15 different areas. The goal is to use advanced data analysis and technology to ensure these housing allowances accurately reflect the local rental market.

Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

SponsorDon Bacon (R-NE)

Introduced9/9/2025

StatusReferred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

ChamberHouse

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Faster Buses Better Futures Act

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This bill requires the Department of Defense to work with a private company that specializes in housing data to calculate the monthly housing allowance rates for military members in at least 15 different areas. The goal is to use advanced data analysis and technology to ensure these housing allowances accurately reflect the local rental market.

Bill Number: 5230
Sponsor: Don Bacon (R-NE)
Introduced: 9/9/2025
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Policy Area: Armed Forces and National Security

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Title: Faster Buses Better Futures Act
Bill Number: 5230
Sponsor: Don Bacon (R-NE)
Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Introduced: 9/9/2025
Summary: This bill requires the Department of Defense to work with a private company that specializes in housing data to calculate the monthly housing allowance rates for military members in at least 15 different areas. The goal is to use advanced data analysis and technology to ensure these housing allowanc

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill requires the Department of Defense to work with a private company that specializes in housing data to calculate the monthly housing allowance rates for military members in at least 15 different areas. The goal is to use advanced data analysis and technology to ensure these housing allowances accurately reflect the local rental market.

Last updated: 12/29/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Basic Allowance for Housing Calculation Improvement Act of 2023 This bill requires the Department of Defense to seek to enter into an agreement with an entity to calculate the monthly basic allowance for housing rates for members of the uniformed services in at least 15 military housing areas. Under the bill, the entity must be a nationally recognized entity in the field of single-family housing that has data on local rental rates in real estate markets across the United States. Additionally, the entity must use industry standard machine learning and artificial intelligence algorithms in its calculations.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Requires the Department of Defense to enter an agreement with a private company that specializes in housing data
The company must use advanced data analysis and machine learning to calculate the monthly housing allowance rates
The rates must be calculated for at least 15 different military housing areas across the United States
The goal is to ensure the housing allowances accurately reflect the local rental market in each area

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

If this bill becomes law, it would impact active-duty military members who receive a basic housing allowance. The new calculation method using private housing data and AI algorithms could change the allowance amounts they receive, which would affect their overall compensation and ability to afford housing in their local area. This could have a significant real-world impact on the personal finances and quality of life for thousands of service members and their families.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Armed Forces and National Security

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

5230, 119th Congress (2025). "Faster Buses Better Futures Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-5230

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