Military members and their families could see improved housing, better child care services and easier access to school meal support under a series of bills making their way through the legislative process.

For example, Rep. Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) introduced a bill to help military families with housing. The bill is included in the House National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024.

Specifically, if a member of the armed forces and their family have just undergone a permanent change of station and been placed on an on-base housing waitlist for more than 10 days after their arrival, the Defense Department would have to provide them with appropriate temporary housing to bridge them to their permanent housing.