{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/congress-passes-whitehouse-bill-to-protect-servicemembers-from-foreclosure", "Congress Passes Whitehouse Bill to Protect Servicemembers from Foreclosure", "2014-12-12", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "RI", "Sheldon Whitehouse", "W000802", "www.whitehouse.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "12.12.14\n\t\t\t Congress Passes Whitehouse Bill to Protect Servicemembers from Foreclosure \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWashington, DC \u2013 The House and Senate have both unanimously approved legislation by U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) to protect servicemembers from foreclosure.\u00a0 The measure will extend until January 2016 a provision that ensures troops who serve active duty are protected against losing their home for one year following the completion of their service in the field.\u00a0 The protection was set to expire at the end of this year.\u00a0\r\n\u201cAfter fighting for our country overseas, our troops shouldn\u2019t have to fight to keep a roof over their heads when they return home,\u201d said Whitehouse. \u201cServicemembers returning from active duty often need time to regain their financial footing, particularly those in the National Guard and Reserves who give up their full-time jobs to fight for our freedom.\u00a0 We should ultimately pass legislation to make this protection permanent, but I\u2019m glad we were able to secure peace of mind for our veterans for one more year.\u201d\r\nWhitehouse\u2019s bill was approved by unanimous consent in the Senate last night.\u00a0 The House of Representatives, which convened for a 10-minute session today, also approved the measure by unanimous consent.\r\nIn 2008, Congress first extended the period of foreclosure protection under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) from 90 days to 9 months in response to a report by the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves.\u00a0 The report found that \u201cthe threat of foreclosure is a stressor that need not be placed on members of the armed forces during the first months of their return to civilian life.\u201d\r\nIn 2012, Senator Whitehouse successfully fought to extend the period of foreclosure protection even further, pushing it to one year.\u00a0 If Congress had failed to act that provision would have expired at the end of this year, and the period of foreclosure protection would have reverted back to just 90 days starting in 2015.\r\nWhitehouse has also been pushing for passage of Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act, which would make the year-long foreclosure protection permanent.\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article\n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/congress-passes-whitehouse-bill-to-protect-servicemembers-from-foreclosure"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1097369715571404, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}