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HR 4161 114th 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 2015

Introduced: December 2, 2015 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
Dec 3, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Dec 2, 2015
Introduced in House
Dec 2, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2015

This bill amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) 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.

A servicemember's waiver of any SCRA rights and protections shall be effective only if it is made after a specific dispute has arisen and is identified in the waiver.

A representative of members of an aggrieved class, or a member of the class, may bring a private civil action for a violation of any SCRA rights or protections.

What's happening now December 3, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2