To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide surviving spouses with certain protections relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures, and for other purposes.

Bill: 112-hr-1263
Sponsor: Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2011-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Housing finance and home ownership
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2011-03-30
text: 
Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend the protections against sale, foreclosure, and seizure of certain real or personal property that are applicable to servicemembers to their surviving spouses who are successors in interest to the property. Applies such protections with respect to service-connected deaths.

action_date: 2011-10-11
text: 
Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend the protections against sale, foreclosure, and seizure of certain real or personal property that are applicable to servicemembers to their surviving spouses who are successors in interest to the property. Applies such protections with respect to service-connected deaths for a period of five years after enactment of this Act.
 
Requires each lending institution subject to specified requirements for a maximum 6% rate of interest on a servicemember's debts incurred before military service to designate one of its employees as a compliance officer responsible for: (1) ensuring the institution's compliance with such requirements, and (2) distributing information to servicemembers whose obligations and liabilities are covered by such requirements.
 
Requires such a lending institution that had annual assets for the preceding fiscal year of $10 billion or more to maintain a toll-free telephone number and make it available on its primary Internet website.
 
Extends from 9 months to 12 months after the end of military service the period of specified protections for servicemembers against mortgage foreclosures. Sunsets such extension on December 31, 2017.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-10-12
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2011-10-11
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2011-10-11
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2011-10-11
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6727)
action_date: 2011-10-11
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6727)
action_date: 2011-10-11
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1263.
action_date: 2011-10-11
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6727-6729)
action_date: 2011-10-11
text: Mr. Runyan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 153.
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 112-234.
action_date: 2011-10-05
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 112-234.
action_date: 2011-09-08
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2011-09-08
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2011-07-21
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2011-07-07
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2011-04-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2011-04-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E653)
action_date: 2011-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2011-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-03-30
text: Introduced in House