[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 2334 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 217
119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2334

                          [Report No. 119-261]

To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to preempt any squatter's 
  rights established by State law regarding real property owned by a 
                   member of the uniformed services.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 25, 2025

   Mr. Mast introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

                           September 9, 2025

               Additional sponsor: Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona

                           September 9, 2025

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 
                               25, 2025]


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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to preempt any squatter's 
  rights established by State law regarding real property owned by a 
                   member of the uniformed services.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Servicemember Residence Protection 
Act''.

SEC. 2. SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT: TOLLING OF PERIOD OF ADVERSE 
              POSSESSION.

    (a) In General.--Section 206 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act 
(50 U.S.C. 3936) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(d) Tolling of Period of Adverse Possession.--The period of a 
servicemember's military service may not be included in computing a 
period of adverse possession of such servicemember's real property.''.
    (b) Website.--Not later than 45 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall update 
the website of the Department of Veterans Affairs regarding such Act to 
include information and resources regarding--
            (1) how a member of the uniformed services may secure real 
        property while absent for a period of military service;
            (2) leasing real property; and
            (3) landlord-tenant rights and obligations.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 217

119th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2334

                          [Report No. 119-261]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to preempt any squatter's 
  rights established by State law regarding real property owned by a 
                   member of the uniformed services.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 9, 2025

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed