Gold Star Spouses and Spouses of Injured Servicemembers Leasing Relief Expansion Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2227
Sponsor: Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]
Introduced: 2019-04-10 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Landlord and tenant
Lease and rental services
Military education and training
Military personnel and dependents
Motor vehicles
National Guard and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: 

Gold Star Spouses and Spouses of Injured Servicemembers Leasing Relief Expansion Act of 2019

 
This bill authorizes spouses of military servicemembers to terminate leases of premises and motor vehicles in certain situations. Specifically, the bill allows the spouse of a servicemember lessee to terminate the leases within one year of the date on which the servicemember incurs a catastrophic injury or illness connected with their military service. 
 
The bill also allows the spouse of a servicemember lessee who died in military service to terminate a motor vehicle lease within one year of the death of the servicemember. 

action_date: 2020-02-25
text: 

Gold Star Spouses and Spouses of Injured Servicemembers Leasing Relief Expansion Act of 2019

 
This bill revises the authority of certain family members of a servicemember who dies or becomes catastrophically ill or injured while in military service to terminate a property lease or motor vehicle lease executed by the servicemember.
 
Specifically, the bill allows a dependent of such a servicemember to terminate such a lease during the one-year period following the servicemember's death. Under current law, only the servicemember's spouse may do so.
 
Current law also allows the spouse of such a servicemember to terminate such a lease during the one-year period after the servicemember incurs a catastrophic illness or injury. The bill specifies that this authority applies only if the servicemember lacks the mental capacity to manage his or her own affairs; otherwise, the servicemember, but not the spouse, may terminate the lease during the one-year period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1174)
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2227.
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1174-1175)
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Discharged.
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Introduced in House