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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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Dec 3, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Dec 2, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Dec 2, 2015
Introduced in House
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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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2331 Related bill SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2015
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
Collins, Doug
· Dec 9, 2015
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Dec 2, 2015
 R
Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Dec 2, 2015
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