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

Introduced: April 10, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
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
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 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.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • S 1790 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • HR 2500 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
  • S 3854 Related bill Leasing Relief for Dependents of Fallen Heroes and Injured Servicemembers Act of 2020
  • S 1118 Identical bill Gold Star Spouses and Spouses of Injured Servicemembers Leasing Relief Expansion Act of 2019
 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6 Republican 1
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Apr 25, 2019
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 12, 2019
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Apr 10, 2019
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Apr 10, 2019
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Apr 10, 2019
 D
Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Apr 10, 2019
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Apr 10, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2227: Gold Star Spouses and Spouses of Injured Servicemembers Leasing Relief Expansion Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2227/
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"H.R. 2227: Gold Star Spouses and Spouses of Injured Servicemembers Leasing Relief Expansion Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2227/.
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H.R. 2227, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2227/.
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