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Version 49 · Public Law · Aug 14, 2020
This bill provides certain lease protections for service members under stop movement orders in response to a local, national, or global emergency.
A service member may terminate a lease for premises or for a motor vehicle, and may not be charged an early termination fee for doing so, if the service member (1) enters into the lease upon receipt of certain military orders for permanent change of station, deployment with a military unit, or individual support of military operations; and (2) subsequently receives, in response to a local, national, or global emergency, a stop movement order for an indefinite period or at least 30 days.
For the bill to apply in the case of a lease for premises, the stop movement order must prevent the service member or the service member's dependents from occupying the premises.
People & committees
Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D–MT
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Became Public Law No: 116-158.
Became Public Law No: 116-158.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H3113)
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H3113)
Mr. Takano asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2898-2899)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2898-2899)
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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