Sewage overflows in restrooms, methane gas leaks, mold, brown tap water, extreme temperatures, bedbugs, rodents and cockroaches. These are just some of the conditions that our servicemembers have been subjected to in their barracks. 

The fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act required the Government Accountability Office to review the Department of Defense’s efforts to maintain and improve military barracks — but the results of that review are disheartening. The GAO report details serious health and safety risks at barracks and substandard housing conditions at military installations across the country. From our perspective, it is unacceptable that the men and women who have made the choice to serve in our armed forces face these conditions. 

Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., is chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., is chairman of HASC’s Subcommittee on Readiness. Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., is chairman of HASC’s Subcommittee on Military Personnel. And Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., is chairman of HASC’s Quality of Life Panel. https://rollcall.com/2024/02/27/congress-will-improve-military-housing/