3.0.0 3179 2019-02-20T23:32:37Z 2019-02-24T01:14:05Z Senate S S 2012-05-15 112 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2012-06-13T19:16:40Z Referred to 2012-05-15T16:49:12Z 2012-06-13 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-567. Committee 2012-05-15 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2012-05-15 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3175-3176) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2012-05-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. N D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2012-05-15 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2012-05-15 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2012-05-15 True B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2012-05-15 True T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2012-06-26 False Armed Forces and National Security Civil actions and liability Housing finance and home ownership Military personnel and dependents Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Armed Forces and National Security 00 2012-05-15 Introduced in Senate 2012-06-26T20:15:41Z Servicemember Housing Protection Act of 2012 - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to protect against a mortgage foreclosure or residential lease termination the surviving spouse who is the successor in interest to a servicemember who dies while in military service from a service-connected cause. Extends such protection for the nine-month period following the death of the servicemember.

Allows the termination of an existing lease by the lessee, without penalties, when the lessee is assigned to or otherwise relocates to federal quarters or military housing. Requires, in such case, the lessee to notify the lessor, which shall include a letter from the servicemember's commanding officer indicating such relocation.

]]> Servicemember Housing Protection Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Servicemember Housing Protection Act of 2012 Display Title Servicemember Housing Protection Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to enhance the protections accorded to servicemembers and their spouses with respect to mortgages, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2012-05-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s3179is/xml/BILLS-112s3179is.xml 2012-06-13 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-567. 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.