3.0.0 3357 2023-01-15T07:47:46Z 2023-01-15T07:47:46Z House H HR 2003-10-21 108 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr06 Benefits Subcommittee Referred to 2003-11-13T16:16:35Z Referred to 2003-10-21T13:01:30Z 2003-11-13 hsvr06 Benefits Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits. Committee 2003-10-21 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2003-10-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2003-10-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000152 Rep. Gibbons, Jim [R-NV-2] JIM GIBBONS R NV 2 N W000784 Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4] ALBERT WYNN D MD R. 4 2003-10-21 True B000403 Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] DOUGLAS BEREUTER R NE K. 1 2003-10-21 True N000159 Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9] CHARLES NORWOOD R GA W. 9 2003-10-21 True M000133 Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] Edward Markey D MA J. 7 2003-10-28 False H000807 Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8] JOHN HOSTETTLER R IN 8 2003-11-17 False B001231 Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] SHELLEY BERKLEY D NV 1 2003-11-17 False S001148 Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] MICHAEL SIMPSON R ID K. 2 2003-11-17 False U000039 Rep. Udall, Tom [D-NM-3] TOM UDALL D NM 3 2003-11-17 False P000263 Rep. Peterson, John E. [R-PA-5] JOHN PETERSON R PA E. 5 2003-12-08 False Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces abroad Cable television Civil actions and liability Collection of accounts Commerce Communication satellites Contracts Crime and Law Enforcement Debtor and creditor Families Finance and Financial Sector Fines (Penalties) Home ownership Housing and Community Development Internet Law Lease and rental services Leases Liens Military dependents Military personnel Motor vehicles Recruiting and enlistment Rent Science, Technology, Communications Television relay systems Transportation and Public Works Wireless communication Armed Forces and National Security 00 2003-10-21 Introduced in House 2003-12-06T17:59:36Z Amends the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to allow a person in military service to terminate a contract for the lease of a motor vehicle, a telecommunications contract, or a contract for the purchase of a residence at any time after: (1) entry into military service; or (2) the date of the lessee's station or deployment orders. (Currently, such a person may terminate only a residential lease and only after entry into military service.)

Requires, in order for such terminations to occur: (1) the call or order to service or the deployment period to be for at least 90 days, in the case of the motor vehicle lease or the telecommunications contract; and (2) the deployment period to be at least 90 days, in the case of the contract for the purchase of a residence.

]]> To amend the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to provide protections to members of the Armed Forces who terminate certain consumer contracts and real estate residential purchase contracts entered into before permanent change of station or deployment orders or motor vehicle leases entered into before military service. Display Title To amend the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to provide protections to members of the Armed Forces who terminate certain consumer contracts and real estate residential purchase contracts entered into before permanent change of station or deployment orders or motor vehicle leases entered into before military service. Official Title as Introduced To amend the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to provide protections to members of the Armed Forces who terminate certain consumer contracts and real estate residential purchase contracts entered into before permanent change of station or deployment orders or motor vehicle leases entered into before military service. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2003-10-21T04:00:00Z 2003-11-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.