Congress 108 - HR 3024 - To amend the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to provide protections to servicemembers who terminate motor vehicle or residential leases entered into before permanent change of station or deployment orders or motor vehicle leases entered into before military service.

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Amends the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to allow a lessee to terminate a residential or motor vehicle lease which was entered into before military service or before receiving permanent change of station or deployment orders at any time after: (1) entry into military service; or (2) the date of the lessee's station or deployment orders. (Currently, a lessee may terminate only a residential lease and only after entry into military service.)

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Dec 19, 2003

See Public Law 108-189.
Sep 30, 2003

-Provision incorporated. See H. R. 100, Title III, Section 305.
Sep 29, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Sep 5, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 5, 2003

Introduced in House

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