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

Bill: 116-hr-2227
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]
Introduced: 2019-04-10
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
Latest action: action_date: 2020-02-27
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-04-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Gold Star Spouses and Spouses of Injured Servicemembers Leasing Relief Expansion Act of 2019</b></p> <p>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. </p> <p>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. </p>

action_date: 2020-02-25
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><b>Gold Star Spouses and Spouses of Injured Servicemembers Leasing Relief Expansion Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill revises the authority of certain family members of a servicemember who dies or&nbsp;becomes catastrophically ill or injured while in military service&nbsp;to terminate a property lease or motor vehicle lease executed by the servicemember.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2227 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 10, 2019 Mrs. Bustos (for herself, Mr. Wenstrup , Ms. Brownley of California , Miss González-Colón of Puerto Rico , Mr. Crow , Mr. Golden , Mr. Cisneros , and Mr. Pappas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to authorize spouses of servicemembers who incur a catastrophic injury or illness or die while in military service to terminate leases of premises and motor vehicles, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gold Star Spouses and Spouses of Injured Servicemembers Leasing Relief Expansion Act of 2019 . 2. Termination of leases of premises and motor vehicles of servicemembers who incur catastrophic injury or illness or die while in military service (a) Catastrophic injuries and illnesses Subsection (a) of section 305 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3955 ), as amended by section 301 of the Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–407 ), is further amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Catastrophic injury or illness of lessee The spouse of the lessee on a lease described in subsection (b) may terminate the lease during the one-year period beginning on the date on which the lessee incurs a catastrophic injury or illness (as that term is defined in section 439(g) of title 37, United States Code), if the lessee incurs the catastrophic injury or illness during a period of military service or while performing full-time National Guard duty, active Guard and Reserve duty, or inactive-duty training (as such terms are defined in section 101(d) of title 10, United States Code). . (b) Deaths Paragraph (3) of such subsection is amended by striking in subsection (b)(1) and inserting in subsection (b) .

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2227 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to clarify the authority of servicemembers who incur a catastrophic injury or illness while in military service to terminate leases of premises and motor vehicles, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gold Star Spouses and Spouses of Injured Servicemembers Leasing Relief Expansion Act of 2019 . 2. Clarification of termination of leases of premises and motor vehicles of servicemembers who incur catastrophic injury or illness or die while in military service (a) Catastrophic injuries and illnesses Paragraph (4) of section 305(a) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3955(a) ), as added by section 545 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ( Public Law 116–92 ), is amended to read as follows: (4) Catastrophic injury or illness of lessee (A) Termination If the lessee on a lease described in subsection (b) incurs a catastrophic injury or illness during a period of military service or while performing covered service, during the one-year period beginning on the date on which the lessee incurs such injury or illness— (i) the lessee may terminate the lease; or (ii) in the case of a lessee who lacks the mental capacity to contract or to manage his or her own affairs (including disbursement of funds without limitation) due to such injury or illness, the spouse or dependent of the lessee may terminate the lease. (B) Definitions In this paragraph: (i) The term catastrophic injury or illness has the meaning given that term in section 439(g) of title 37, United States Code. (ii) The term covered service means full-time National Guard duty, active Guard and Reserve duty, or inactive-duty training (as such terms are defined in section 101(d) of title 10, United States Code) . (b) Deaths Paragraph (3) of such section is amended by striking The spouse of the lessee and inserting The spouse or dependent of the lessee .

Passed the House of Representatives February 25, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2227 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 27, 2020 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs AN ACT To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to clarify the authority of servicemembers who incur a catastrophic injury or illness while in military service to terminate leases of premises and motor vehicles, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gold Star Spouses and Spouses of Injured Servicemembers Leasing Relief Expansion Act of 2019 . 2. Clarification of termination of leases of premises and motor vehicles of servicemembers who incur catastrophic injury or illness or die while in military service (a) Catastrophic injuries and illnesses Paragraph (4) of section 305(a) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3955(a) ), as added by section 545 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ( Public Law 116–92 ), is amended to read as follows: (4) Catastrophic injury or illness of lessee (A) Termination If the lessee on a lease described in subsection (b) incurs a catastrophic injury or illness during a period of military service or while performing covered service, during the one-year period beginning on the date on which the lessee incurs such injury or illness— (i) the lessee may terminate the lease; or (ii) in the case of a lessee who lacks the mental capacity to contract or to manage his or her own affairs (including disbursement of funds without limitation) due to such injury or illness, the spouse or dependent of the lessee may terminate the lease. (B) Definitions In this paragraph: (i) The term catastrophic injury or illness has the meaning given that term in section 439(g) of title 37, United States Code. (ii) The term covered service means full-time National Guard duty, active Guard and Reserve duty, or inactive-duty training (as such terms are defined in section 101(d) of title 10, United States Code). . (b) Deaths Paragraph (3) of such section is amended by striking The spouse of the lessee and inserting The spouse or dependent of the lessee .

Passed the House of Representatives February 25, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk