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Service Member Residence Protection Act
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.
Summary
This bill amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to preempt state laws that establish squatter's rights on real property owned by servicemembers. The amendment specifies that state squatter's rights laws do not apply to property owned by a servicemember when the property is occupied by a squatter during the servicemember's period of military service. This provision prevents a squatter from acquiring legal rights to a servicemember's property under state law during the owner's military service.
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Sponsor (1)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Brian J. Mast’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $236,075
- EDW C LEVY CO $13,200
- NOBLE PROPERTIES $7,600
- EXPEDITED TRAVEL $7,100
- BLUE OWL CAPITAL $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Brian J. Mast → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- May 13, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
- May 13, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 13, 2025
Mr. Mast introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
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 “Service Member Residence Protection Act”.
SEC. 2. SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT: PREEMPTION OF SQUATTERS’ RIGHTS.
(a) Preemption.—The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (54 Stat. 1178; 50 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.) is amended by inserting, after section 301, the following new section:
“SEC. 301A. PREEMPTION OF SQUATTER’S RIGHTS.
“Any State law establishing squatter’s rights shall not apply to premises—
“(1) owned by a servicemember; and
“(2) occupied by a squatter during a period of military service of such servicemember.”.
(b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act (50 U.S.C. 3901(b)) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 301 the following new item:
“301A. Preemption of squatter’s rights.”. <all>
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