HR 2227 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Disability and paralysis Landlord and tenant Lease and rental services Military education and training Military personnel and dependents Motor vehicles National Guard and reserves

Gold Star Spouses and Spouses of Injured Servicemembers Leasing Relief Expansion Act of 2019

Introduced: April 10, 2019 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Feb 27, 2020

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

Feb 25, 2020

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

Feb 25, 2020

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Feb 25, 2020

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1174)

Feb 25, 2020

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

Feb 25, 2020

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2227.

Feb 25, 2020

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1174-1175)

Feb 25, 2020

Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Oct 29, 2019

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Oct 29, 2019

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Oct 29, 2019

Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Discharged.

Apr 29, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Apr 10, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Apr 10, 2019

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Gold Star Spouses and Spouses of Injured Servicemembers Leasing Relief Expansion Act of 2019

This bill revises the authority of certain family members of a servicemember who dies or becomes catastrophically ill or injured while in military service to terminate a property lease or motor vehicle lease executed by the servicemember.

Specifically, the bill allows a dependent of such a servicemember to terminate such a lease during the one-year period following the servicemember's death. Under current law, only the servicemember's spouse may do so.

Current law also allows the spouse of such a servicemember to terminate such a lease during the one-year period after the servicemember incurs a catastrophic illness or injury. The bill specifies that this authority applies only if the servicemember lacks the mental capacity to manage his or her own affairs; otherwise, the servicemember, but not the spouse, may terminate the lease during the one-year period.

What's happening now February 27, 2020

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

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