Amendment expands the protections under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) to include servicemembers serving in a contingency operation, surviving spouses of servicemembers whose deaths are service-connected, and veterans who are totally disabled at the time of discharge and repeals the sunset provision that is set to expire at the end of this year and increase fines for violations of the SCRA.

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Amendment Number
1117
Description
Amendment expands the protections under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) to include servicemembers serving in a contingency operation, surviving spouses of servicemembers whose deaths are service-connected, and veterans who are totally disabled at the time of discharge and repeals the sunset provision that is set to expire at the end of this year and increase fines for violations of the SCRA.
Purpose
An amendment numbered 26 printed in House Report 112-485 to expand the protections under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) to include servicemembers serving in a contingency operation, surviving spouses of servicemembers whose deaths are service-connected, and veterans who are totally disabled at the time of discharge; and to repeal the sunset provision that is set to expire at the end of this year and increase fines for violations of the SCRA.
Congress
112
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
May 18, 2012
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Cummings amendment (A019) Agreed to by recorded vote: 394 - 27 (Roll no. 276). (consideration: CR H3113-3114)
Latest Action Time
10:11:14
Submitted Date
May 17, 2012
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Feb 3, 2022
Amendment 1117 — Informed