SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: extend interest rate limitation on debt entered into during military service to debt incurred during military service to consolidate or refinance student loans incurred before military service (see S. 1557), S4103 [11JN] (see H.R. 2718), H4135 [10JN]

——— extend mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections (see S. 2347), S8378 [3DE] (see S. 2393), S8602 [10DE] (see H.R. 189), H103 [7JA] (see H.R. 2475), H3505 [20MY] (see H.R. 4252), H9327 [15DE]

——— make invalid and unenforceable predispute arbitration agreements relative to controversies arising under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and preserve rights to bring class actions (see S. 2331), S8160 [19NO]

——— make mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections permanent (see S. 1152), S2567 [30AP] (see H.R. 190), H103 [7JA]

——— require consent of parties to contracts for the use of arbitration to resolve controversies arising under the contracts and preserve rights of members to bring class actions (see H.R. 4161), H8970 [2DE]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: extend mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections (H.R. 2475), E761 [20MY]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: extend mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections (S. 2393), S8618 [10DE]

——— increase civil penalties for violation of Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, S3885–S3887 [8JN]

——— make invalid and unenforceable predispute arbitration agreements relative to controversies arising under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and preserve rights to bring class actions (S. 2331), S8165 [19NO]

Reports filed

Servicemember Foreclosure Protections Extension Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 189) (H. Rept. 114–356), H8859 [1DE]

Texts of

S. 1557, Servicemember Student Loan Affordability Act, S4107 [11JN]

S. 2393, Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act, S8618 [10DE]