3.0.0 1566 2019-11-15T21:41:58Z 2019-11-15T21:41:58Z House H HR 2011-04-14 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WALZ of Minnesota:H.R. 1566.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to Section 8 of Article I ofthe United States Constitution.[Page H2857]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Referred to 2011-08-25T19:36:12Z Referred to 2011-04-14T13:58:20Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Referred to 2011-04-29T13:25:31Z Referred to 2011-04-14T13:58:15Z Protecting Veterans' Homes Act 112 1911 HR 2011-07-21 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . Related bill CRS Protecting Servicemembers from Mortgage Abuses Act of 2011 112 486 S 2011-06-08 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-116. Related bill CRS 2011-08-25 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. Committee 2011-04-29 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2011-04-14 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2011-04-14 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2011-04-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-04-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000799 Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Timothy Walz D MN J. 1 N M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 2011-04-14 True K000369 Rep. Kissell, Larry [D-NC-8] Larry Kissell D NC 8 2011-04-14 True Armed Forces and National Security Civil actions and liability Fraud offenses and financial crimes Housing finance and home ownership Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Armed Forces and National Security 00 2011-04-14 Introduced in House 2011-06-14T18:54:27Z Protecting Servicemembers from Mortgage Abuses Act of 2011 - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend from 9 months to 24 months after military service the period of protection for a servicemember against mortgage sale or foreclosure, as well as the stay of proceedings, in the case of an obligation on real property of a servicemember that originated before the period of military service.

Repeals the sunset date for such periods of relief under the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008.

Increases criminal and civil penalties for mortgage abuses, including felonies for unlawful eviction or distress or for unlawful sale, foreclosure, or seizure.

]]> Protecting Servicemembers from Mortgage Abuses Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Protecting Servicemembers from Mortgage Abuses Act of 2011 Display Title Protecting Servicemembers from Mortgage Abuses Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance protections for members of the uniformed services relating to mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2011-04-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1566ih/xml/BILLS-112hr1566ih.xml 2011-08-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law. 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.