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S. 3854 116th Congress Senate

Leasing Relief for Dependents of Fallen Heroes and Injured Servicemembers Act of 2020

Official title: A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to clarify the authority of servicemembers who incur a catastrophic injury or illness while in military ser… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to clarify the authority of servicemembers who incur a catastrophic injury or illness while in military service to terminate leases of premises and motor vehicles, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 1, 2020 Introduced by: Elizabeth Warren Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Disability and paralysisLandlord and tenantLease and rental servicesMilitary education and training
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jun 1, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 1, 2020
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 1, 2020

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Leasing Relief for Dependents of Fallen Heroes and Injured Servicemembers Act of 2020

This bill allows an adult dependent or certain other specified representatives of a service member who was killed or catastrophically injured in military service to terminate the service member's lease of a premises or of a motor vehicle without financial penalty.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2227 Gold Star Spouses and Spouses of Injured Servicemembers Leasing Relief Expansion Act of 2019
  • HR 6395 William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
  • HR 6800 The Heroes Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3854: Leasing Relief for Dependents of Fallen Heroes and Injured Servicemembers Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3854/
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"S. 3854: Leasing Relief for Dependents of Fallen Heroes and Injured Servicemembers Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3854/.
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S. 3854, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-3854/.
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