Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is introducing a bipartisan bill to strengthen relocation support for Georgia servicemembers and their families.
Today, Sens. Ossoff and Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced the bipartisan Relocation Assistance for Military Families Act of 2024, which would require theU.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to evaluate current relocation assistance programs, listen to feedback from family support advocacy organizations, and to report improvements and publish a best practices guide.
The bipartisan legislation would also require an eventual U.S. Governmental Accountability Office (GAO) review of the best practices guide to ensure it maximally benefits military families.
“Servicemembers and their families make tremendous sacrifices to keep our country safe, and many face frequent moves across the country and around the world during their time in service,” Sen. Ossoff said. “That’s why Senator Rubio and I are introducing this bipartisan bill to strengthen relocation assistance programs and ensure they maximally benefit our heroic servicemembers and their families.”
“Our servicemembers sacrifice so much for our country, including stability. More than 400,000 service members have to move every year due to a change of station. My bill would ensure the DoD has well-known, helpful programs to help military families in their transitions,” Senator Rubio said.
Sen. Ossoff continues working to improve the lives of Georgia’s military families.
In March, Sens. Ossoff and Eric Schmitt (R-MO) introduced the bipartisan Military Spouse Job Continuity Act to permanently authorize reimbursements for military spouses who are forced to pay fees for the transfer of a professional license or certification due to a Permanent Change of Station.
Last year, Sens. Ossoff and Schmitt passed into law their bipartisan Military Spouse Career Support Act of 2023 through the NDAA to support military spouses’ careers by expanding the reimbursement of licensure and business costs to spouses of servicemembers who are transferring to the reserve component.
In 2022 Sen. Ossoff passed into law his bipartisan Military Spouse Licensing Relief Act to make job opportunities more flexible for military spouses by requiring states to recognize the professional licenses of military spouses from other states when their family’s station changes.
Click here to read the Relocation Assistance for Military Families Act of 2024.
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