Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2015

Bill: 114-s-2393
Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Introduced: 2015-12-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Housing finance and home ownership
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2015-12-10
text: 

Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2015

 
This bill amends the Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 to extend through 2017 the one-year period after a service member's military service during which: (1) a court may stay proceedings to enforce an obligation on real or personal property owned by the service member before such military service; and (2) any sale, foreclosure, or seizure of such property shall be invalid without a court order or waiver agreement signed by the service member. (Currently, the extended one-year period is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2015, and return to a nine-month period under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.)
 
Effective January 1, 2018 (currently, January 1, 2016), the old nine-month period in place of the one-year period granted by such Act shall be restored.

action_date: 2015-12-10
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
 

Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2015

 
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 to extend through 2017 the one-year period after a service member's military service during which: (1) a court may stay proceedings to enforce an obligation on real or personal property owned by the service member before such military service; and (2) any sale, foreclosure, or seizure of such property shall be invalid without a court order or waiver agreement signed by the service member. (Currently, the extended one-year period is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2015, and return to a nine-month period under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.)
 
Effective January 1, 2018 (currently, January 1, 2016), the old nine-month period in place of the one-year period granted by such Act shall be restored.

action_date: 2016-03-21
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.)
 

Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2015

 
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 to extend through 2017 the one-year period after a service member's military service during which: (1) a court may stay proceedings to enforce an obligation on real or personal property owned by the service member before such military service; and (2) any sale, foreclosure, or seizure of such property shall be invalid without a court order or waiver agreement signed by the service member. (Currently, the extended one-year period is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2015, and return to a nine-month period under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.)
 
Effective January 1, 2018 (currently, January 1, 2016), the old nine-month period in place of the one-year period granted by such Act shall be restored.

action_date: 2016-03-31
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.)
 

Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2015

 
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 to extend through 2017 the one-year period after a service member's military service during which: (1) a court may stay proceedings to enforce an obligation on real or personal property owned by the service member before such military service; and (2) any sale, foreclosure, or seizure of such property shall be invalid without a court order or waiver agreement signed by the service member. (Currently, the extended one-year period is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2015, and return to a nine-month period under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.)
 
Effective January 1, 2018 (currently, January 1, 2016), the old nine-month period in place of the one-year period granted by such Act shall be restored.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-03-31
text: Became Public Law No: 114-142.
action_date: 2016-03-31
text: Became Public Law No: 114-142.
action_date: 2016-03-31
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2016-03-31
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2016-03-31
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2016-03-31
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2016-03-21
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2016-03-21
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1484)
action_date: 2016-03-21
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1484)
action_date: 2016-03-21
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2393.
action_date: 2016-03-21
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1484-1485)
action_date: 2016-03-21
text: Mr. Coffman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2015-12-11
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2015-12-11
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2015-12-11
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2015-12-10
text: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8618-8619; text as passed Senate: CR S8618-8619)
action_date: 2015-12-10
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8618-8619; text as passed Senate: CR S8618-8619)
action_date: 2015-12-10
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 114-142