H.R. 4356 · 116th Congress
Protecting Families of Fallen Servicemembers Act
Law · 116-285 · Jan 5, 2021Key: what the circles and colors mean
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- House Introduced Sep 17, 2019
- House Passed Nov 12, 2019
- Senate Passed Dec 15, 2020
- President To the President Dec 24, 2020
- President Signed Jan 5, 2021
- Law Jan 5, 2021
This bill revises the conditions allowing a service member to terminate a commercial mobile, telephone exchange, internet access, or multichannel video programming service contract at any time after the date the service member receives military orders to relocate for at least 90 days to a location that does not support such contract.
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Jan 5, 2021
Protecting Families of Fallen Servicemembers Act
This bill revises the conditions allowing a service member to terminate a commercial mobile, telephone exchange, internet access, or multichannel video programming service contract at any time after the date the service member receives military orders to relocate for at least 90 days to a location that does not support such contract. It treats as individuals covered, and therefore allowed to terminate such a contract (1) a spouse or dependent of a service member who dies while in military service or a member of the reserve components performing full-time or active reserve duty or inactive-duty training; (2) a spouse or dependent of a service member who incurs a catastrophic injury or illness, if the member incurs the injury or illness while in military service or performing such duty; and (3) a member of the reserve components performing such duty.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Protecting Families of Fallen Servicemembers Act
Latest action (Jan 5, 2021): Became Public Law No: 116-285.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 17, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced Sep 17, 2019
- House Passed Nov 12, 2019
- Senate Passed Dec 15, 2020
- President To the President Dec 24, 2020
- President Signed Jan 5, 2021
- Law Jan 5, 2021
No recorded floor vote found.