Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2015
Latest action · Apr 30, 2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedApr 30, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2015
Amends the Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 to make permanent the extended one-year period after a servicemember's military service during which: (1) a court may stay proceedings to enforce an obligation on real or personal property owned by the servicemember prior to such military service; and (2) the sale, foreclosure, or seizure of such property is invalid without a court order or agreement. (Currently, the extended one-year period is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2014, and return to a nine-month period under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.)
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 7, 2015 to Dec 15, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Dec 7, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Al Franken | Dec 8, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Dec 8, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Dec 8, 2015 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Dec 15, 2015 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 30, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 30, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Apr 30, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Related bills 6
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 189 | Servicemember Foreclosure Protections Extension Act of 2015 | Related bill | Dec 1, 2015 |
| HR 190 | Making Servicemember Foreclosure Protections Permanent Act | Related bill | Feb 6, 2015 |
| S 2347 | Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2015 | Related bill | Dec 3, 2015 |
| S 2357 | Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2015 | Related bill | Dec 3, 2015 |
| S 2393 | Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2015 | Related bill | Mar 31, 2016 |
| HR 4252 | Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2015 | Related bill | Dec 16, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to make permanent the extended period of protections for members of uniformed services relating to mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 30, 2015Introduced in Senate
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