A bill to extend temporarily the extended period of protection for members of uniformed services relating to mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction, and for other purposes.
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.)
Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2015
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 to extend through 2017 the one-year period after a service member's military service during which: (1) a court may stay proceedings to enforce an obligation on real or personal property owned by the service member before such military service; and (2) any sale, foreclosure, or seizure of such property shall be invalid without a court order or waiver agreement signed by the service member. (Currently, the extended one-year period is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2015, and return to a nine-month period under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.)
Effective January 1, 2018 (currently, January 1, 2016), the old nine-month period in place of the one-year period granted by such Act shall be restored.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 273.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Introduced in Senate
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8618-8619; text as passed Senate: CR S8618-8619)
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8618-8619; text as passed Senate: CR S8618-8619)
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Held at the desk.
Mr. Coffman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1484-1485)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2393.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1484)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1484)
Enacted as Public Law 114-142
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 114-142.
Became Public Law No: 114-142.