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To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for a limitation on the sale, foreclosure, or seizure of property owned by a servicemember during the one-year period following the…

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To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for a limitation on the sale, foreclosure, or seizure of property owned by a servicemember during the one-year period following the servicemember's period of military service.

Introduced: December 19, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 30, 2008
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 30, 2008
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Apr 23, 2008
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Apr 23, 2008
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 16, 2008
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Dec 21, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Dec 19, 2007
Introduced in House
Dec 19, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act of 1940 to extend from 90 days to one year the period following release from active duty during which a member of the Armed Forces shall be protected from mortgage foreclosure.

What's happening now April 30, 2008

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 8, 2008
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 11, 2008
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 8, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4883: To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for a limitation on the sale, foreclosure, or seizure of property owned by a servicemember during the one-year period following the servicemember's period of military service.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4883/
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"H.R. 4883: To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for a limitation on the sale, foreclosure, or seizure of property owned by a servicemember during the one-year period following the servicemember's period of military service.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4883/.
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H.R. 4883, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4883/.
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[H.R. 4883: To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for a limitation on the sale, foreclosure, or seizure of property owned by a servicemember during the one-year period following the servicemember's period of military service.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4883/)
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