A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to extend lease protections for servicemembers under stop movement orders in response to a local, national, or global emergency, and for other purposes.

S. 3637 in the 116th Congress (2019–2020) became law — introduced on May 6, 2020, sponsored by Jon Tester with 16 co-sponsors.

During the 116th Congress (2019–2020), Donald Trump was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Status: Became law
Introduced: May 6, 2020
Co-sponsors: 16
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Public law: Public Law 116-158

What it does

This bill provides certain lease protections for service members under stop movement orders in response to a local, national, or global emergency. A service member may terminate a lease for premises or for a motor vehicle, and may not be charged an early termination fee for doing so, if the service member (1) enters into the lease upon receipt of certain military orders for permanent change of station, deployment with a milita…

Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.

Sponsor

Jon Tester (D-MT). Co-sponsors: 7 Democrats, 9 Republicans.

Where it stands

IntroducedMay 6, 2020
Passed the SenateJun 10, 2020
Passed the HouseJul 20, 2020
Sent to the PresidentAug 4, 2020
Became lawAug 14, 2020

Latest action: Became Public Law No: 116-158. (Aug 14, 2020)

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Committees

Veterans' Affairs Committee

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