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7/31/2008--Passed House amended. Improving SCRA and USERRA Protections Act of 2008 - (Sec. 2) Requires (current law authorizes) the appropriate U.S. district court to use its equity powers in any case in which the court determines it is appropriate, including injunctive relief, to fully vindicate a veteran's employment or reemployment rights under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) with respect to a state or private employer. (Sec. 3) Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) to require an institution of higher education, when a servicemember is ordered to military service and withdraws or takes a leave of absence from such institution, to: (1) provide a credit or refund to the servicemember of tuition and fees paid for the portion of the program of education for which the servicemember did not receive academic credit after such withdrawal or leave; and (2) provide the servicemember an opportunity to reenroll with the same educational and academic status the servicemember had when activated for service. Extends the current interest rate cap in SCRA to student loan obligations of members called to military service. (Sec. 4) Allows servicemembers with deployment orders to terminate or suspend, without fee or penalty, service contracts for services such as phones, utilities, cable television, and Internet access. (Currently, such servicemembers are only permitted to terminate or suspend residential or automobile lease agreements.) (Sec. 5) Provides penalties under SCRA against creditors for violations of interest rate limits for servicemembers. (Sec. 6) Allows a military spouse to vote in the same location as the servicemember with respect to federal, state, and local elections. (Sec. 7) Allows a military spouse to pay taxes in the same state as the servicemember. (Sec. 8) Provides that compensation of a spouse of a servicemember shall not be considered income within a tax jurisdiction of the United States if, when the compensation is earned, the spouse is not a resident or domiciliary of that jurisdiction, and the jurisdiction is where the servicemember is serving in compliance with military orders.<br/>

1217563200 2008-08-01 Fri Nov 07 06:49:19 -0600 2008 introduced 51057 'act':5 '2008':7 'relief':2 'injunct':1 'veteran':4 60682 false short introduced 51057 '38':4 'code':7 'titl':3 'unit':5 'amend':2 'equit':10 'relat':8 'state':6,16 'employ':19 'privat':18 'relief':11 'respect':13 60451 false official reported to house 51057 'act':6 '2008':8 'scra':2 'improv':1 'userra':4 'protect':5 62477 false short passed house 51057 'act':6 '2008':8 'scra':2 'improv':1 'userra':4 'protect':5 62825 false short amended by house 51057 '38':4 'code':7 'titl':3 'unit':5 'amend':2 'equit':10 'relat':8 'state':6,16 'employ':19 'privat':18 'purpos':23 'relief':11 'respect':13 62826 false official action 51057 1217563200 Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0500 2008 169365 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H001037 1970-12-03 3713 331 Cannon House Office Building http://hersethsandlin.house.gov/contact2.htm 0 202-225-5823 Stephanie 'd':5 '-0':7 'sd':6 'rep':1 'herseth':3,9,12 'sandlin':4,10,13 'stephani':2,8,11 F 400443 Herseth Sandlin Stephanie_Herseth Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin [D, SD-0] 2316 N00024773 8726 Democrat 202-225-2801 Lutheran SD Stephanie Herseth Sandlin 3.83333333333333 http://www.house.gov/herseth/ hersethsandlin B001203 1958-11-26 1429 2230 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/writerep/ 4 202-225-2267 Stephen 'r':4 '-4':6 'rep':1 'buyer':3,8,11 'steve':9 'stephen':2,7,10 M 400056 Buyer Steve_Buyer E. Rep. Stephen Buyer [R, IN-4] 490 Steve N00003924 5927 Republican 202-225-5037 Methodist IN Steve Stephen Buyer 6.2 http://stevebuyer.house.gov/ action 51057 1217563200 Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0500 2008 169365 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. action 51057 1217544840 Thu Jul 31 19:54:00 -0500 2008 169364 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. vote 51057 1217544840 Thu Jul 31 19:54:00 -0500 2008 by voice vote 169363 pass On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 7/29/2008 H7248-7250) vote h action 51057 1217544780 Thu Jul 31 19:53:00 -0500 2008 169362 Considered as unfinished business. action 51057 1217364180 Tue Jul 29 17:43:00 -0500 2008 167753 At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Boozman objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn. action 51057 1217363340 Tue Jul 29 17:29:00 -0500 2008 167752 DEBATE - The House resumed debate on H.R. 6225. action 51057 1217363100 Tue Jul 29 17:25:00 -0500 2008 167751 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6225. action 51057 1217363100 Tue Jul 29 17:25:00 -0500 2008 167749 Mr. Filner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. action 51057 1217363100 Tue Jul 29 17:25:00 -0500 2008 167750 Considered under suspension of the rules. calendar 51057 1217255580 Mon Jul 28 11:33:00 -0500 2008 167532 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 497. action 51057 1217255520 Mon Jul 28 11:32:00 -0500 2008 167531 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 110-778. calendar 51057 1216180800 Wed Jul 16 00:00:00 -0500 2008 166447 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. action 51057 1216180800 Wed Jul 16 00:00:00 -0500 2008 166446 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. action 51057 1214452800 Thu Jun 26 00:00:00 -0500 2008 165177 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . action 51057 1214452800 Thu Jun 26 00:00:00 -0500 2008 165176 Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. action 51057 1213848000 Thu Jun 19 00:00:00 -0500 2008 165175 Subcommittee Hearings Held. action 51057 1213329600 Fri Jun 13 00:00:00 -0500 2008 165174 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. introduced 51057 1213070400 Tue Jun 10 00:00:00 -0500 2008 159628 action 51057 1213070400 Tue Jun 10 00:00:00 -0500 2008 159629 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.