Helping Active Duty Deployed Act of 2009
Latest action · Oct 28, 2009 Provisions of measure incorporated into H.R. 3949.
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.
- IntroducedJun 15, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Helping Active Duty Deployed Act of 2009 - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to prohibit a cell phone company from charging an early termination penalty for a cellular telephone contract entered into on behalf of a service member who has received orders for foreign deployment or for permanent change of station within the United States. (Current law provides such protection for a contract entered into by the service member.)
Revises provisions concerning arrearages and other obligations to prohibit a lessor from charging an early termination charge with respect to a residential, professional, business, or agricultural rental lease or a motor vehicle lease entered into by a person who subsequently enters military service, or for a service member who has received orders for permanent change of station or for deployment in support of a military operation. States that: (1) lease amounts for a period preceding the lease termination shall be paid on a prorated basis; and (2) other unpaid lease charges shall be paid by the lessee.
Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require an institution of higher education to refund the tuition and fees paid by a student whose absence is due to military service for the payment period or period of enrollment for which such student did not receive academic credit as a result of such absence.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 24, 2009 to Oct 20, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Jun 24, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Jun 24, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Glenn C. Nye | Oct 20, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Thomas S.P. Perriello | Oct 20, 2009 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 15, 2009 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Jun 19, 2009Hearings Sep 24, 2009Markup Oct 8, 2009Reported Oct 8, 2009 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Jun 15, 2009 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 28, 2009Provisions of measure incorporated into H.R. 3949.
- Oct 8, 2009Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Oct 8, 2009Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
- Sep 24, 2009Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jun 19, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Jun 15, 2009Introduced in House
- Jun 15, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1428)
- Jun 15, 2009Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
- Jun 15, 2009Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Jun 15, 2009Referred to House Education and Labor
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1428 | Gerald E. Connolly D-VA | Jun 15, 2009 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 111-45 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 294, H.R. 1169, H.R. 1182, H.R. 2416, H.R. 2461, H.R. 2614, H.R. 2696, H.R. 2874, H.R. 2928, H.R. 3223, H.R. 3554, H.R. 3561, H.R. 3577, AND H.R. 3579113 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Sep 24, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to improve the equitable relief available for servicemembers called to active duty, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Helping Active Duty Deployed Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 15, 2009Introduced in House
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