Ashley Moody (R-FL)
Servicemember Residence Protection Act of 2026
A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Servicemember Residence Protection Act of 2026," aims to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. The primary goal is to preempt state law squatter's rights regarding real property owned by members of the uniformed services. It specifically prevents a servicemember's military service period from being counted toward adverse possession of their property. Additionally, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is tasked with updating websites to provide resources on securing property and tenant rights.
Yes
- Scored +3
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?
The bill protects the property interests of those in the uniformed services and provides educational resources through the VA.
- Scored +2
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?
The bill mandates the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide resources on securing property and landlord-tenant rights on official websites.
- Scored +1
Does this make housing cost less?
The bill protects property owners from losing their homes to adverse possession during military service.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Protection of Property Ownership: The bill ensures that a servicemember's time in military service cannot be used to count toward the period required for adverse possession of their real property (Section 2, subsection a). This protects members of the uniformed services from losing their property through squatter's rights while they are serving.
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Increased Access to Information: The Secretary of Veterans Affairs will update official websites to include specific resources (Section 2, subsection b). These resources will cover how to secure real property while absent for military service, leasing real property, and landlord-tenant rights and obligations (Section 2, subsection b, parts 1-3).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together? — The bill protects the property interests of those in the uniformed services and provides educational resources through the VA.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive? — The bill mandates the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide resources on securing property and landlord-tenant rights on official websites.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this make housing cost less? — The bill protects property owners from losing their homes to adverse possession during military service.
- 6/24/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.