To amend the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to provide protections to members of the Armed Forces who terminate certain consumer contracts and real estate residential purchase contracts entered into before permanent change of station or deployment orders or motor vehicle leases entered into before military service.
Latest action · Nov 13, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 21, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to allow a person in military service to terminate a contract for the lease of a motor vehicle, a telecommunications contract, or a contract for the purchase of a residence at any time after: (1) entry into military service; or (2) the date of the lessee's station or deployment orders. (Currently, such a person may terminate only a residential lease and only after entry into military service.)
Requires, in order for such terminations to occur: (1) the call or order to service or the deployment period to be for at least 90 days, in the case of the motor vehicle lease or the telecommunications contract; and (2) the deployment period to be at least 90 days, in the case of the contract for the purchase of a residence.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 21, 2003 to Dec 8, 2003, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Original | Oct 21, 2003 |
| R-GA | Charles W. Norwood | Original | Oct 21, 2003 |
| R-NE | Doug Bereuter | Original | Oct 21, 2003 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Oct 28, 2003 | |
| R-IN | John N. Hostettler | Nov 17, 2003 | |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Nov 17, 2003 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Nov 17, 2003 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Nov 17, 2003 | |
| R-PA | John E. Peterson | Dec 8, 2003 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 13, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
- Oct 21, 2003Introduced in House
- Oct 21, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed forces abroad
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Cable television
- Civil actions and liability
- Collection of accounts
- Commerce
- Communication satellites
- Contracts
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Debtor and creditor
- Families
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Fines (Penalties)
- Home ownership
- Housing and Community Development
- Internet
- Law
- Lease and rental services
- Leases
- Liens
- Military dependents
- Military personnel
- Motor vehicles
- Recruiting and enlistment
- Rent
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Television relay systems
- Transportation and Public Works
- Wireless communication
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