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 performing such duty; and (3) a member of the reserve components performing such duty.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-05 | President | Became Public Law No: 116-285. | Library of Congress |
| 2021-01-05 | President | Signed by President. | Library of Congress |
| 2020-12-24 | Floor | Presented to President. | House floor actions |
| 2020-12-16 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2020-12-15 | Floor | Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. | Senate |
| 2020-12-15 | Discharge | Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7508) | Senate |
| 2019-11-13 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate |
| 2019-11-12 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2019-11-12 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8757) | House floor actions |
| 2019-11-12 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4356. | House floor actions |
| 2019-11-12 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8757-8758) | House floor actions |
| 2019-11-12 | Floor | Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2019-10-29 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2019-10-29 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2019-10-29 | Committee | Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Discharged. | House committee actions |
| 2019-10-02 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. | House committee actions |
| 2019-09-17 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House floor actions |
| 2019-09-17 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |