Service Member Residence Protection Act

Bill: 119-hr-3356
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21]
Introduced: 2025-05-13
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2025-05-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3356 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 13, 2025 Mr. Mast introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to preempt any squatter’s rights established by State law regarding real property owned by a member of the uniformed services.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Service Member Residence Protection Act . 2. Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: preemption of squatters’ rights (a) Preemption The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (54 Stat. 1178; 50 U.S.C. 3901 et seq. ) is amended by inserting, after section 301, the following new section: 301A. Preemption of squatter’s rights Any State law establishing squatter’s rights shall not apply to premises— (1) owned by a servicemember; and (2) occupied by a squatter during a period of military service of such servicemember. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3901(b) ) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 301 the following new item: 301A. Preemption of squatter’s rights. .