A special House panel has been examining the issue for the last year.
House Republicans are already looking at ways to put more money into the wallets of lower-ranking service members.
A provision in the annual defense bill continues the controversy surrounding the vaccine.
A congressional charter for the National American Indian Veterans organization passed as part of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act.
Troops forced to serve apart from their dependents will now get up to $400 a month in extra financial help.
President Joe Biden is expected to sign the annual defense authorization bill into law later this month.
The military is already at its lowest active-duty personnel level since 1940 and will dip even lower next year under plans to be approved by Congress.
The compromise bill authorizes limited assistance for Ukraine, implements AUKUS and institutionalizes a nuclear weapon.
Nearly one of every four civil servant has prior or existing military experience.
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Dec. 11, 2023.
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