US Congress Senate Bill 2331 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on November 19 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-11-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8165)
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2015 This bill amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) to make any predispute arbitration agreement invalid or unenforceable against a servicemember, or a servicemember and the servicemember's spouse jointly, with respect to any controversy subject to such Act. A servicemember's waiver of any SCRA rights and protections shall be effective only if made after a specific dispute has arisen and the dispute is identified in the waiver. A representative of members of an aggrieved class, or a member of such class, may bring a private civil action for a violation of any SCRA rights or protections.

SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2015

Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]

Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-11-19	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8165)

HB4161 (Related) 2015-12-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2331/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2331/BILLS-114s2331is.pdf