SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: expand certain Servicemembers Civil Relief Act protections to dependents of members (see H.R. 8114), H5644 [16JN]

——— require public lodging establishments to waive minimum age requirements for members (see H.R. 7109), H3825 [17MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: ensure that certain benefits are treated as income by landlords evaluating ability of servicemembers, veterans, or spouse or child of servicemember or veteran, to pay rent (see H.R. 7885), H5218 [27MY]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: allow servicemembers who receive orders for permanent change of station but then receive emergency stop order to terminate telephone, multi-channel video, or Internet access service contracts without penalty, H7766 [13SE], H9966 [21DE]

——— provide for portability of professional licenses of members and their spouses, H7766 [13SE]

——— provide for portability of professional licenses of servicemembers and their spouses, H9967 [21DE]

——— provide spouses of servicemembers option to elect their home residence or domicile for filing State income taxes, H7766, H7768 [13SE], H9967 [21DE]

——— require written consent from all parties involved in dispute under Servicemembers Civil Relief Act before settling said conflict through arbitration, H6447 [13JY], E736 [14JY]