3.0.0 3323 2019-02-20T23:40:13Z 2019-02-24T05:24:56Z Senate S S 2012-06-20 112 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-06-20T22:24:20Z National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 112 4310 HR 2013-01-02 Became Public Law No: 112-239. Related bill CRS Military Family Home Protection Act 112 5747 HR 2012-07-11 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Identical bill CRS 2012-06-20 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2012-06-20 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4372-4373) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2012-06-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV N C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2012-06-20 True M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2012-07-12 False Armed Forces and National Security Banking and financial institutions regulation Civil actions and liability Consumer affairs Consumer credit Housing finance and home ownership Interest, dividends, interest rates Military personnel and dependents Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Armed Forces and National Security 00 2012-06-20 Introduced in Senate 2012-10-11T19:33:03Z Military Family Home Protection Act - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to allow a court, in an action to enforce an obligation on real or personal property secured by a mortgage against a servicemember on active duty, a totally disabled veteran, or the surviving spouse of a member who died during military service, to either: (1) stay the proceedings for a period of time as justice and equity require, or (2) adjust the obligation to preserve the interests of all parties. Prohibits the sale, foreclosure, or seizure of the subject property for the service period, as well as the 12-month period after: (1) the servicemember is discharged or redeployed from a contingency operation, (2) the veteran is retired, or (3) the death of the servicemember (in the case of a surviving spouse). Increases the civil penalties for violations of the sale or foreclosure prohibitions. Prohibits an individual from being denied or refused credit solely by reason of eligibility for relief under this Act.

Requires each lending institution acting as a creditor to such servicemember, veteran, or surviving spouse to designate an employee responsible for ensuring the institution's compliance with the requirements of this Act. Requires any such institution that had prior annual assets of $10 billion or more to maintain on its primary website a toll-free number for information with respect to the protections afforded under this Act.

]]> Military Family Home Protection Act Short Titles as Introduced Military Family Home Protection Act Display Title Military Family Home Protection Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to improve the protections for servicemembers against mortgage foreclosures, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2012-06-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s3323is/xml/BILLS-112s3323is.xml 2012-06-20 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.