3.0.0 1579 2023-01-11T13:23:53Z 2023-01-11T13:23:53Z Senate S S 2013-10-28 113 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2013-10-30T18:00:00Z Referred to 2013-10-28T19:48:45Z 2013-10-30 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280. Committee 2013-10-28 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2013-10-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT N R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2013-10-28 True Armed Forces and National Security Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration Civil actions and liability Credit and credit markets Evidence and witnesses Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government studies and investigations Housing finance and home ownership Lawyers and legal services Legal fees and court costs Licensing and registrations Military personnel and dependents Personnel records Property tax Public contracts and procurement Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Armed Forces and National Security 00 2013-10-28 Introduced in Senate 2014-02-05T18:51:44Z SCRA Enhancement and Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) to:

  • extend the period during which a contract for the purchase of real or personal property or the lease or bailment of such property entered into by a member of the uniformed services (servicemember) may not be rescinded or terminated for a breach to one year after such member's period of military service;
  • change the period during which an action to enforce a mortgage, trust deed, or other security against a servicemember is covered by a stay of proceedings or adjustment of obligation to the period in which such action is pending (instead of the period in which such action is filed);
  • prohibit the accrual of a mortgage prepayment penalty incurred by a servicemember during military service;
  • delay the expiration of a license issued by a state or local licensing authority to a servicemember, or a continuing education requirement to maintain such a license, to 180 days after such servicemember is no longer eligible for hostile fire or imminent danger special pay;
  • expand protections against collection of taxes owned by a servicemember with respect to personal property or real property occupied for dwelling, professional, trade, business, or agricultural purposes;
  • prohibit the denial of credit to a servicemember solely by reason of entitlement to protections under SCRA;
  • expand due diligence requirements for determining whether an individual is a servicemember prior to taking a default judgment against such individual;
  • extend the protections of SCRA to servicemembers who are personally liable as a guarantor or co-maker of a mortgage, trust deed, or other security in the nature of a mortgage;
  • permit the use of arbitration to settle a dispute under SCRA;
  • authorize the Attorney General to issue a civil investigate demand for documents relating to an investigation under SCRA prior to initiating a civil action for violations of such Act; and
  • double the amount of civil penalties for a first violation of SCRA and for subsequent violations.

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SCRA Enhancement and Improvement Act of 2013 Display Title SCRA Enhancement and Improvement Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to improve the protections provided to members of the uniformed services and their families, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced SCRA Enhancement and Improvement Act of 2013 Introduced in Senate 2013-10-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s1579is/xml/BILLS-113s1579is.xml 2013-10-30 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-280. 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.