Improving SCRA Benefit Utilization Act
Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to include training regarding financial protections under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act in certain financial liter… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to include training regarding financial protections under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act in certain financial literacy training programs for members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
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Improving SCRA Benefit Utilization Act
This bill expands interest rate protections under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) and requires expanded training for and outreach to servicemembers regarding financial literacy and SCRA protections.
The SCRA caps the maximum interest charged on any debt incurred by a servicemember prior to entering active duty at 6% annually if the servicemember's ability to pay is materially affected by active-duty status; servicemembers must provide notice and other documentation to creditors to receive this cap.
The bill requires creditors to apply this cap to all of a servicemember’s obligations or liabilities with that creditor, regardless of whether a certain obligation or liability was specifically mentioned in the required notice provided by the member to invoke SCRA rights. Further, the bill requires creditors to provide all necessary mechanisms to ensure a servicemember is able to submit any required documentation.
The bill also requires that the financial literacy training program provided to servicemembers include information about consumer financial protections afforded to such members and their dependents, including protections regarding interest rate limits under the SCRA.
Additionally, the bill requires the military department concerned to provide written notice of benefits under the SCRA to servicemembers at the time they first enter military service and, for members of the reserve components, at the time they first enter service in the reserves and at any time when they are mobilized or ordered to active duty for more than 30 days.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3159: Improving SCRA Benefit Utilization Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3159/
"H.R. 3159: Improving SCRA Benefit Utilization Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3159/.
H.R. 3159, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-3159/.
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