Protecting Families of Fallen Servicemembers Act

Bill: 116-hr-4356
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10]
Introduced: 2019-09-17
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Contracts and agency

Family relationships

Internet and video services

Internet, web applications, social media

Military personnel and dependents

National Guard and reserves

Telephone and wireless communication

Television and film
Latest action: action_date: 2021-01-05
text: Became Public Law No: 116-285.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-09-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Protecting Families of Fallen Servicemembers Act</b></p> <p>This bill revises the conditions allowing a service member to terminate a commercial mobile, telephone exchange, Internet access, or multichannel video programming service contract at any time after the date the service member receives military orders to relocate for at least 90 days to a location that does not support such contract. It treats as individuals covered, and therefore allowed to terminate such a contract (1) a spouse or dependent of a service member who dies while in military service or a member of the reserve components performing full-time or active reserve duty or inactive-duty training; (2) a spouse or dependent of a service member who incurs a catastrophic injury or illness, if the member incurs the injury or illness while performing such duty; and (3) a member of the reserve components performing such duty.</p>

action_date: 2019-11-12
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><b>Protecting Families of Fallen Servicemembers Act</b></p> <p>This bill revises the conditions allowing a service member to terminate a commercial mobile, telephone exchange, Internet access, or multichannel video programming service contract at any time after the date the service member receives military orders to relocate for at least 90 days to a location that does not support such contract. It treats as individuals covered, and therefore allowed to terminate such a contract (1) a spouse or dependent of a service member who dies while in military service or a member of the reserve components performing full-time or active reserve duty or inactive-duty training; (2) a spouse or dependent of a service member who incurs a catastrophic injury or illness, if the member incurs the injury or illness while in military service or performing such duty; and (3) a member of the reserve components performing such duty.</p>

action_date: 2020-12-15
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p><b>Protecting Families of Fallen Servicemembers Act</b></p> <p>This bill revises the conditions allowing a service member to terminate a commercial mobile, telephone exchange, internet access, or multichannel video programming service contract at any time after the date the service member receives military orders to relocate for at least 90 days to a location that does not support such contract. It treats as individuals covered, and therefore allowed to terminate such a contract (1) a spouse or dependent of a service member who dies while in military service or a member of the reserve components performing full-time or active reserve duty or inactive-duty training; (2) a spouse or dependent of a service member who incurs a catastrophic injury or illness, if the member incurs the injury or illness while in military service or performing such duty; and (3) a member of the reserve components performing such duty.</p>

action_date: 2021-01-05
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p><b>Protecting Families of Fallen Servicemembers Act</b></p> <p>This bill revises the conditions allowing a service member to terminate a commercial mobile, telephone exchange, internet access, or multichannel video programming service contract at any time after the date the service member receives military orders to relocate for at least 90 days to a location that does not support such contract. It treats as individuals covered, and therefore allowed to terminate such a contract (1) a spouse or dependent of a service member who dies while in military service or a member of the reserve components performing full-time or active reserve duty or inactive-duty training; (2) a spouse or dependent of a service member who incurs a catastrophic injury or illness, if the member incurs the injury or illness while in military service or performing such duty; and (3) a member of the reserve components performing such duty.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4356 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 17, 2019 Mr. Harder of California (for himself 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 allow certain individuals to terminate contracts for telephone, multichannel video programming, or internet access service, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Families of Fallen Servicemembers Act . 2. Termination of contracts for telephone, multichannel video programming, or internet access service by certain individuals under Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Section 305A(a) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3956(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Additional individuals covered For purposes of this section, the following individuals shall be treated as a servicemember covered by paragraph (1): (A) A spouse or dependent of a servicemember who dies while in military service or a spouse or dependent of a member of the reserve components who dies while performing duty described in subparagraph (C). (B) A spouse or dependent of a servicemember who incurs a catastrophic injury or illness (as that term is defined in section 439(g) of title 37, United States Code), if the servicemember incurs the catastrophic injury or illness while performing duty described in subparagraph (C). (C) A member of the reserve components performing military service or 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). .

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4356 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to allow certain individuals to terminate contracts for telephone, multichannel video programming, or internet access service, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Families of Fallen Servicemembers Act . 2. Termination of contracts for telephone, multichannel video programming, or internet access service by certain individuals under Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Section 305A(a) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3956(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Additional individuals covered For purposes of this section, the following individuals shall be treated as a servicemember covered by paragraph (1): (A) A spouse or dependent of a servicemember who dies while in military service or a spouse or dependent of a member of the reserve components who dies while performing duty described in subparagraph (C). (B) A spouse or dependent of a servicemember who incurs a catastrophic injury or illness (as that term is defined in section 439(g) of title 37, United States Code), if the servicemember incurs the catastrophic injury or illness while in military service or performing duty described in subparagraph (C). (C) A member of the reserve components performing military service or 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). .

Passed the House of Representatives November 12, 2019. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4356 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 13, 2019 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs AN ACT To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to allow certain individuals to terminate contracts for telephone, multichannel video programming, or internet access service, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Families of Fallen Servicemembers Act . 2. Termination of contracts for telephone, multichannel video programming, or internet access service by certain individuals under Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Section 305A(a) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3956(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Additional individuals covered For purposes of this section, the following individuals shall be treated as a servicemember covered by paragraph (1): (A) A spouse or dependent of a servicemember who dies while in military service or a spouse or dependent of a member of the reserve components who dies while performing duty described in subparagraph (C). (B) A spouse or dependent of a servicemember who incurs a catastrophic injury or illness (as that term is defined in section 439(g) of title 37, United States Code), if the servicemember incurs the catastrophic injury or illness while in military service or performing duty described in subparagraph (C). (C) A member of the reserve components performing military service or 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). .

Passed the House of Representatives November 12, 2019. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: I One Hundred Sixteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty H. R. 4356 AN ACT To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to allow certain individuals to terminate contracts for telephone, multichannel video programming, or internet access service, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Families of Fallen Servicemembers Act . 2. Termination of contracts for telephone, multichannel video programming, or internet access service by certain individuals under Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Section 305A(a) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3956(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Additional individuals covered For purposes of this section, the following individuals shall be treated as a servicemember covered by paragraph (1): (A) A spouse or dependent of a servicemember who dies while in military service or a spouse or dependent of a member of the reserve components who dies while performing duty described in subparagraph (C). (B) A spouse or dependent of a servicemember who incurs a catastrophic injury or illness (as that term is defined in section 439(g) of title 37, United States Code), if the servicemember incurs the catastrophic injury or illness while in military service or performing duty described in subparagraph (C). (C) A member of the reserve components performing military service or 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). .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.