SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2014

Summary

SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2014 - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to allow the use of arbitration to resolve a controversy that arises under a contract with a servicemember (or with a servicemember and spouse jointly) that provides for arbitration, only if all parties to the controversy consent in writing to arbitration after the controversy arises. Allows a servicemember's waiver of any of such Act's rights and protections to be effective only if it is made after a specific dispute has arisen and the dispute is identified in the waiver. Allows a representative of members of an aggrieved class, or a member of such class, to bring a private civil action for a violation of any rights or protections under such Act.

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Timeline

1. 18 February 2014

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 18 February 2014

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 18 February 2014

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 24 February 2014

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 18 February 2014 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 18 February 2014

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 18 February 2014

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 18 February 2014

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Sponsors

• WALTER JONES · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] · R · Cosponsor
• JOHN DUNCAN · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] · R · Cosponsor
• Doug Collins · R · Cosponsor
• H. Griffith · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Rob Bishop · R · Cosponsor
• Thomas Massie · R · Cosponsor
• Carol Shea-Porter · D · Cosponsor
• · hsvr00 · Standing

Related records

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