[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3356 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3356

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.


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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

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                                 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.''.
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