US Congress House Bill 2227 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-3)
Status: Engrossed on February 27 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-27 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Revises the authority of certain family members of a servicemember who dies or becomes catastrophically ill or injured while in military service to terminate a property lease or motor vehicle lease executed by the servicemember. Specifically, the bill allows a dependent of such a servicemember to terminate such a lease during the one-year period following the servicemember's death. Under current law, only the servicemember's spouse may do so. Current law also allows the spouse of such a servicemember to terminate such a lease during the one-year period after the servicemember incurs a catastrophic illness or injury. The bill specifies that this authority applies only if the servicemember lacks the mental capacity to manage his or her own affairs; otherwise, the servicemember, but not the spouse, may terminate the lease during the one-year period.

Gold Star Spouses and Spouses of Injured Servicemembers Leasing Relief Expansion Act of 2019

Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]	Rep. Brad Wenstrup [R-OH]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon [R-PR]
Rep. Jason Crow [D-CO]	Rep. Jared Golden [D-ME]	Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]	Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH]
Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Rebecca Sherrill [D-NJ]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-27	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2020-02-25	House	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
2020-02-25	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2020-02-25	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1174)
2020-02-25	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2227.
2020-02-25	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1174-1175)
2020-02-25	House	Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2019-10-29	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2019-10-29	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-10-29	House	Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Discharged.
2019-04-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
2019-04-10	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2019-04-10	House	Introduced in House

SB1118 (Same As) 2019-04-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
SB1790 (Related) 2019-12-20 - Became Public Law No: 116-92. (TXT | PDF)
HR758 (Similar To) 2019-12-11 - Mr. Nadler moved to table the motion to reconsider
HB2500 (Related) 2020-08-11 - Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 512.
SB3854 (Related) 2020-06-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2227/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2227/BILLS-116hr2227ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2227/BILLS-116hr2227eh.pdf