Monday, May 18, 2009

House Passes Bill 2346 to Help Military Families Facing Financial Hardship

The U.S. Congress just passed a bill that provides $96.7 billion  to cover "neccesary costs to fund troops overseas and support their families, including stop-loss compensation.
According to an article on newsblaze.com, $17.9 billion of the measure includes personnel costs for each branch of the armed services, including the increased monthly rate of imminent danger pay, family seperataion allowances, hardship duty-location pay and additonal funds for basic allowance for housing.