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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 3199· Senate(119-SAMDT-3199)

S.Amdt. 3199

Rep. Duckworth
Age: 58 years
Illinois
Introduced
7/31/2025
Sponsored by
Tammy Duckworth
Cosponsors
Democrat - 0Republican - 1
Changes bill
119-HR-3944 — Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026
  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

SA 3199, submitted by Ms. Duckworth and Ms. Murkowski, is an amendment to amendment SA 2977 and bill H.R. 3944. This bill focuses on appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026.

The purpose of this amendment is to change how funds are used under the supplemental nutrition assistance program within the Food and Nutrition Service.

Specifically, it aims to add a condition that:

  • A basic allowance for housing paid to a member of a uniformed service under section 403 of title 37, United States Code, shall be an exclusion from household income under section 5(d) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.