SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: allow active member to terminate or suspend certain service contracts entered into prior to notice of transfer or deployment and penalize violations of interest rate limits (see H.R. 3298), H9467 (see H.R. 3298), H9544 [1AU]

———allow termination of telecommunications contracts entered into before notice of a permanent change of station or deployment orders (see H.R. 3786), H11394 [9OC]

———enhance protection of credit ratings of active duty military personnel who are activated for service (see H.R. 513), H670 [17JA]

———extend period after release from active duty during which a member is protected from mortgage foreclosure (see H.R. 1750), H3278 [28MR]

———limit sale, foreclosure, or seizure of property owned by a servicemember for one year following the servicemember's period of military service (see H.R. 4883), H16947 [19DE]

———protect child custody arrangements for parents who are members deployed in support of a contingency operation (see S. 1658), S7887 [19JN]

———protect credit of servicemembers deployed to an overseas combat zone and facilitate awareness of servicemembers' rights (see H.R. 1598), H2743 [20MR]

———provide relief relative to contracts for cellular phone service (see S. 1313), S5655 [7MY]

———provide rent and mortgage payment relief for members of the Reserves called to active duty and allow a refundable tax credit to lessors for payments foregone by such relief (see H.R. 1511), H2486 [13MR]

———reimburse tuition for programs of education interrupted by military service, defer student loans, and reduce interest rates during periods of military service (see S. 1718), S8610 [27JN] (see H.R. 2910), H7431 [28JN]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: enhance protection of credit ratings of active duty military personnel who are activated for service (H.R. 513), H12471, H12472 [5NO]

———extend period after release from active duty during which a member is protected from mortgage foreclosure, H8892 [30JY]

———protect child custody arrangements for parents who are members deployed in support of a contingency operation, H15348 [12DE]

———reimburse tuition for programs of education interrupted by military service, defer student loans, and reduce interest rates during periods of military service (H.R. 2910), E1458 [29JN]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: protect child custody arrangements for parents who are members deployed in support of a contingency operation (S. 1658), S7900 [19JN]

———provide relief relative to contracts for cellular phone service (S. 1313), S5923-S5925 [10MY]

Testimonies

Cellular Phone Service Contract Relief for Mobilized Military Personnel: Melissa Inlow, S5925 [10MY]

Texts of

H.R. 513, National Heroes Credit Protection Act, H12471 [5NO]