[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 544 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 544

To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to permanently extend the 
period of protections for servicemembers against mortgage foreclosures, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 8, 2011

  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 permanently extend the 
period of protections for servicemembers against mortgage foreclosures, 
                        and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF PROTECTIONS FOR 
              SERVICEMEMBERS AGAINST MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES.

    (a) Extension of Protection Period.--Subsection (c) of section 303 
of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 533) is amended 
by striking ``90 days'' and inserting ``9 months''.
    (b) Extension of Stay of Proceedings Period.--Subsection (b) of 
such section is amended by striking ``90 days'' and inserting ``9 
months''.
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