US Congress House Bill 4356 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on January 5 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-01-05 - Became Public Law No: 116-285.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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.

Protecting Families of Fallen Servicemembers Act

Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]

Rep. Brad Wenstrup [R-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-05	House	Became Public Law No: 116-285.
2021-01-05	House	Signed by President.
2020-12-24	House	Presented to President.
2020-12-16	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2020-12-15	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2020-12-15	Senate	Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7508)
2019-11-13	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2019-11-12	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2019-11-12	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8757)
2019-11-12	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4356.
2019-11-12	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8757-8758)
2019-11-12	House	Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2019-10-29	House	Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2019-10-29	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-10-29	House	Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Discharged.
2019-10-02	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
2019-09-17	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2019-09-17	House	Introduced in House

SB2963 (Related) 2019-12-03 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
HB6800 (Related) 2020-07-23 - Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
HR967 (Similar To) 2020-05-15 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4356/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4356/BILLS-116hr4356ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4356/BILLS-116hr4356eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4356/BILLS-116hr4356enr.pdf