[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4883 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4883

     To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for a 
limitation on the sale, foreclosure, or seizure of property owned by a 
servicemember during the one-year period following the servicemember's 
                      period of military service.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 19, 2007

  Mr. Filner introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for a 
limitation on the sale, foreclosure, or seizure of property owned by a 
servicemember during the one-year period following the servicemember's 
                      period of military service.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON SALE, FORECLOSURE, OR SEIZURE OF PROPERTY 
              OWNED BY SERVICEMEMBERS DURING ONE-YEAR PERIOD FOLLOWING 
              PERIOD OF MILITARY SERVICE.

    (a) Limitation.--Section 303(c) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief 
Act is amended by striking ``90 days'' and inserting ``one year''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to any sale, foreclosure, or seizure of property on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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