US Congress House Bill 5882 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on July 25 2018 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-07-25 - 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]

Gold Star Spouses Leasing Relief Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to permit a widow or widower of a service member who died while in military service, or while performing full-time National Guard duty, active Guard and Reserve duty, or inactive-duty training to terminate a lease without penalty within one year of the service member's death. The bill applies to leases of premises occupied, or intended to be occupied, by the service member or the service member's dependents for a residential, professional, business, agricultural, or similar purpose.

Gold Star Spouses Leasing Relief Act

Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]	Rep. Brad Wenstrup [R-OH]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]
Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon [R-PR]	Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]	Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-07-25	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2018-07-24	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2018-07-24	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7140)
2018-07-24	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5882.
2018-07-24	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7140-7141)
2018-07-24	House	Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2018-07-24	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 668.
2018-07-24	House	Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-865.
2018-07-12	House	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2018-07-12	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2018-05-23	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2018-05-23	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
2018-05-18	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2018-05-18	House	Introduced in House

SB3241 (Same As) 2018-07-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5882/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5882/BILLS-115hr5882ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5882/BILLS-115hr5882rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr5882/BILLS-115hr5882eh.pdf