21st Century SCRA Act

Bill: 116-hr-7529
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1]
Introduced: 2020-07-09
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Internet and video services

Internet, web applications, social media

Landlord and tenant

Lease and rental services

Military personnel and dependents

Motor vehicles

Telephone and wireless communication
Latest action: action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-07-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>21st Century SCRA Act</b></p> <p>This bill specifies that a service member who is authorized under current law to terminate a lease of premises or a motor vehicle lease without incurring an early termination fee may provide notice of the termination by electronic delivery to an email address designated by the lessor or the lessor's agent.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7529 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 9, 2020 Ms. Haaland (for herself and Mr. Wenstrup ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to permit electronic notification with respect to certain lease terminations by members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the 21st Century SCRA Act . 2. Electronic notification of termination of residential or motor vehicle leases Section 305(c)(2) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3955(c)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking or at the end; (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (D) by electronic delivery to an email address designated by the lessor (or the lessor’s grantee) or the lessor’s agent (or the agent’s grantee). .