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HR 4068 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration Civil actions and liability Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2014

Introduced: February 18, 2014 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 24, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Feb 18, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 18, 2014
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2014 - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to allow the use of arbitration to resolve a controversy that arises under a contract with a servicemember (or with a servicemember and spouse jointly) that provides for arbitration, only if all parties to the controversy consent in writing to arbitration after the controversy arises.

Allows a servicemember's waiver of any of such Act's rights and protections to be effective only if it is made after a specific dispute has arisen and the dispute is identified in the waiver.

Allows a representative of members of an aggrieved class, or a member of such class, to bring a private civil action for a violation of any rights or protections under such Act.

What's happening now February 24, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2