3.0.0 6225 2022-02-03T05:19:43Z 2022-02-03T05:19:43Z House H HR 2008-06-10 110 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-08-01T17:13:35Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Reported by 2008-06-26T14:44:12Z Markup by 2008-06-26T14:44:01Z Hearings by 2008-06-19T14:39:16Z Referred to 2008-06-13T14:36:48Z Reported by 2008-07-28T15:32:56Z Markup by 2008-07-16T22:20:14Z Referred to 2008-06-10T13:00:35Z H. Rept. 110-778 2008-08-01 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2008-07-31 19:54:33 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. Floor H38800 2 House floor actions 2008-07-31 19:54:31 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2008-07-31 19:54:28 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 7/29/2008 H7248-7250) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2008-07-31 19:54:28 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 7/29/2008 H7248-7250) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-31 19:53:57 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7707) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2008-07-29 17:43:17 At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Boozman objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn. Floor H37210 2 House floor actions 2008-07-29 17:29:28 DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 6225. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2008-07-29 17:25:27 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6225. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2008-07-29 17:25:24 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7248-7253) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2008-07-29 17:25:09 Mr. Filner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2008-07-28 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 497. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00497 2008-07-28 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 110-778. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2008-07-28 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 110-778. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2008-07-16 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2008-07-16 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2008-06-26 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . Committee 2008-06-26 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2008-06-19 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2008-06-13 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2008-06-10 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2008-06-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-06-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001037 Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large] Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D SD N B001203 Rep. Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4] STEPHEN BUYER R IN E. 4 2008-07-23 False 2008-07-24T04:00:00Z H.R. 6225, Improving SCRA and USERRA Protections Act of 2008 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/20101 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on July 16, 2008</p> 2008-07-24T04:00:00Z H.R. 6225, Improving SCRA and USERRA Protections Act of 2008 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20101 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on July 16, 2008 Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces abroad Civil actions and liability Collection of accounts College costs Commerce Contracts District courts Education Employee rights Families Fees Finance and Financial Sector Fines (Penalties) Higher education Income tax Injunctions Interest rates Internet Labor and Employment Law Legal fees Military dependents Military personnel Public utilities Punitive damages Residence requirements Science, Technology, Communications Student enrollment Student loan funds Subscription television Tax administration Taxation Telephone Veterans' employment Armed Forces and National Security 00 2008-06-10 Introduced in House 2008-07-29T15:09:58Z Injunctive Relief for Veterans Act of 2008 - Requires (current law authorizes) the appropriate U.S. district court to use its equity powers in any case in which the court determines it is appropriate, including injunctive relief, to fully vindicate a veteran's employment or reemployment rights with respect to a state or private employer.

]]> 36 2008-07-31 Passed House amended 2008-10-27T20:38:39Z Improving SCRA and USERRA Protections Act of 2008 - (Sec. 2) Requires (current law authorizes) the appropriate U.S. district court to use its equity powers in any case in which the court determines it is appropriate, including injunctive relief, to fully vindicate a veteran's employment or reemployment rights under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) with respect to a state or private employer.

(Sec. 3) Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) to require an institution of higher education, when a servicemember is ordered to military service and withdraws or takes a leave of absence from such institution, to: (1) provide a credit or refund to the servicemember of tuition and fees paid for the portion of the program of education for which the servicemember did not receive academic credit after such withdrawal or leave; and (2) provide the servicemember an opportunity to reenroll with the same educational and academic status the servicemember had when activated for service.

Extends the current interest rate cap in SCRA to student loan obligations of members called to military service.

(Sec. 4) Allows servicemembers with deployment orders to terminate or suspend, without fee or penalty, service contracts for services such as phones, utilities, cable television, and Internet access. (Currently, such servicemembers are only permitted to terminate or suspend residential or automobile lease agreements.)

(Sec. 5) Provides penalties under SCRA against creditors for violations of interest rate limits for servicemembers.

(Sec. 6) Allows a military spouse to vote in the same location as the servicemember with respect to federal, state, and local elections.

(Sec. 7) Allows a military spouse to pay taxes in the same state as the servicemember.

(Sec. 8) Provides that compensation of a spouse of a servicemember shall not be considered income within a tax jurisdiction of the United States if, when the compensation is earned, the spouse is not a resident or domiciliary of that jurisdiction, and the jurisdiction is where the servicemember is serving in compliance with military orders.

]]> Improving SCRA and USERRA Protections Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Injunctive Relief for Veterans Act of 2008 Short Titles as Reported to House Improving SCRA and USERRA Protections Act of 2008 H House Short Titles as Passed House Improving SCRA and USERRA Protections Act of 2008 H House Display Title Improving SCRA and USERRA Protections Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, relating to equitable relief with respect to a State or private employer. Official Titles as Amended by House To amend title 38, United States Code, relating to equitable relief with respect to a State or private employer, and for other purposes. H House Referred in Senate 2008-08-01T04:00:00Z Engrossed in House 2008-07-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6225eh/xml/BILLS-110hr6225eh.xml Reported in House 2008-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6225rh/xml/BILLS-110hr6225rh.xml Introduced in House 2008-06-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6225ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6225ih.xml 2008-08-01 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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.