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9 June 2022

Stars and Stripes | House subpanel votes for pay raise for troops, smaller military and more suicide prevention efforts as Congress weighs Pentagon funding

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A subpanel of the House Armed Services Committee voted Wednesday to raise pay for service members by 4.6%, reduce the size of the military and dedicate more resources for suicide prevention in the Pentagon’s next fiscal year budget.

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The pay increase backed by House lawmakers on the military personnel subcommittee matches the White House’s budget request for 2023 and would go into effect on Jan. 1. It will be debated by the full House Armed Services Committee alongside other recommended measures later this month as Congress drafts an annual defense spending authorization bill.

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