Washington, Jan. 20 -- Congressman Gus Bilirakis issued the following press release:
Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), and James Moylan (R-GU), alongside U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Tim Sheehy (R-MT), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Mazie Hirono (D-HI), today introduced the Military Occupancy Living Defense (MOLD) Act, bipartisan and bicameral legislation to strengthen protections for military families living in privatized housing. An estimated 700,000 servicemembers and their families are affected by hazardous conditions in military-provided housing, including prolonged mold exposure. These conditions are associated with increased risks of respiratory illness, neurological symptoms, developmental delays in ch...