S 1118
116th Congress
Senate
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
Introduced by:
Warren, Elizabeth
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 10, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 10, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Gold Star Spouses and Spouses of Injured Servicemembers Leasing Relief Expansion Act of 2019
This bill authorizes spouses of military servicemembers to terminate leases of premises and motor vehicles in certain situations. Specifically, the bill allows the spouse of a servicemember lessee to terminate the leases within one year of the date on which the servicemember incurs a catastrophic injury or illness connected with their military service.
The bill also allows the spouse of a servicemember lessee who died in military service to terminate a motor vehicle lease within one year of the death of the servicemember.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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