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S 1999 113th Congress Senate 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 6, 2014 Introduced by: Graham, Lindsey Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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Feb 6, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 6, 2014
Introduced in Senate
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 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 6, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4068 Identical bill SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2014
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jul 23, 2014
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Apr 1, 2014
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Feb 12, 2014
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Feb 6, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1999: SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1999/
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