US Congress House Bill 1263 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on October 12 2011 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-10-12 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, for five years after enactment of this Act, to afford surviving spouses of servicemembers who die while in the military and whose death is service-connected the same protections against sale, foreclosure, and seizure of property currently applicable to their husbands who while in military service are unable to meet an obligation on real or personal property. Requires each lending institution subject to specified requirements for a maximum 6% rate of interest on a servicemember's debts incurred before military service to designate one of its employees as a compliance officer responsible for: (1) ensuring the institution's compliance with such requirements, and (2) distributing information to servicemembers whose obligations and liabilities are covered by such requirements. Requires such a lending institution that had annual assets for the preceding fiscal year of $10 billion or more to maintain a toll-free telephone number and make it available on its primary Internet website. Extends from 9 months to 12 months after the end of military service the period of specified protections for servicemembers against mortgage foreclosures. Sunsets such extension on December 31, 2017.

To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide surviving spouses with certain protections relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures, and for other purposes.

Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-10-12	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2011-10-11	House	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
2011-10-11	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2011-10-11	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6727)
2011-10-11	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1263.
2011-10-11	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6727-6729)
2011-10-11	House	Mr. Runyan moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2011-10-05	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 153.
2011-10-05	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 112-234.
2011-09-08	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2011-09-08	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2011-07-21	House	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
2011-07-21	House	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2011-07-07	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2011-04-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
2011-04-06	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E653)
2011-03-30	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1263/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr1263/BILLS-112hr1263ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr1263/BILLS-112hr1263eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr1263/BILLS-112hr1263rh.pdf