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A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend lease protections for servicemembers under stop movement orders in response to a local, national, or global emergency, and for other…

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A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend lease protections for servicemembers under stop movement orders in response to a local, national, or global emergency, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 6, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 14, 2020
Became Public Law No: 116-158.
Aug 14, 2020
Signed by President.
Aug 4, 2020
Presented to President.
Jul 20, 2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 20, 2020
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H3113)
Jul 20, 2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
Jul 20, 2020
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H3113)
Jul 20, 2020
Mr. Takano asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
Jun 15, 2020
Held at the desk.
Jun 15, 2020
Received in the House.
Jun 15, 2020
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jun 10, 2020
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2898-2899)
Jun 10, 2020
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 10, 2020
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2898-2899)
Jun 10, 2020
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
May 6, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 6, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill provides certain lease protections for service members under stop movement orders in response to a local, national, or global emergency.

A service member may terminate a lease for premises or for a motor vehicle, and may not be charged an early termination fee for doing so, if the service member (1) enters into the lease upon receipt of certain military orders for permanent change of station, deployment with a military unit, or individual support of military operations; and (2) subsequently receives, in response to a local, national, or global emergency, a stop movement order for an indefinite period or at least 30 days.

For the bill to apply in the case of a lease for premises, the stop movement order must prevent the service member or the service member's dependents from occupying the premises.

What's happening now August 14, 2020

Became Public Law No: 116-158.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6800 Related bill The Heroes Act
  • HR 6767 Identical bill To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for an extension of lease protections for servicemembers under …
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 4 Republican 8
D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jun 10, 2020
 D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · May 13, 2020
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · May 6, 2020
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 6, 2020
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 6, 2020
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · May 6, 2020
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · May 6, 2020
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · May 6, 2020
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 6, 2020
 R
Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · May 6, 2020
 R
Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · May 6, 2020
 R
Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · May 6, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3637: A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend lease protections for servicemembers under stop movement orders in response to a local, national, or global emergency, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3637/
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"S. 3637: A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend lease protections for servicemembers under stop movement orders in response to a local, national, or global emergency, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3637/.
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S. 3637, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3637/.
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