U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB3159: Improving SCRA Benefit Utilization Act
Status: In committee, May 14, 2026
To amend title 10, United States Code, to include training regarding financial protections under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act in certain financial literacy training programs for members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend title 10, United States Code, to include training regarding financial protections under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act in certain financial literacy training programs for members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, May 1, 2025:
A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to include training regarding financial protections under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act in certain financial literacy training programs for members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving SCRA Benefit Utilization Act . SECTION 2. Financial literacy training regarding the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Section 992 of title 10, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(1)-- (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively; and (B) by inserting, after subparagraph (C), the following new subparagraph (D): (D) consumer financial protections afforded to members and their dependents under the law, including protections regarding interest rate limits under section 207 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3937 ); ; and (2) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting (including with regards to knowledge and use of protections regarding interest rates under section 207 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3937 )) after preparedness . SECTION 3. Notification of benefits under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to servicemembers called or ordered to active duty or to active service Section 105 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3915 ) is amended-- (1) by striking the period at the end …
Sponsors
- April McClain-Delaney (D, HD-MD-6) · primary sponsor
- Sanford Bishop (D, HD-002)
- Julia Brownley (D, HD-CA-26)
- Andre Carson (D, HD-IN-7)
- Donald Davis (D, HD-001)
- Suzan DelBene (D, HD-001)
- Christopher Deluzio (D, HD-PA-17)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R, HD-001)
- Josh Gottheimer (D, HD-005)
- Seth Moulton (D, HD-006)
- James Moylan (R, HD-000)
- Marilyn Strickland (D, HD-010)
Latest actions
- : Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- : Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Subcommittee Hearings Held
- : Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- : Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Financial literacy, Local government: investments and deposits., Military education and training, Military personnel and dependents, Armed Forces and National Security, Interest, dividends, interest rates
Common questions
- What is HB3159?
- HB3159 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Improving SCRA Benefit Utilization Act.
- What does HB3159 do?
- In its own words: To amend title 10, United States Code, to include training regarding financial protections under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act in certain financial literacy training programs for members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB3159?
- In committee as of May 14, 2026. Latest action: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote. (May 14, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB3159?
- April McClain-Delaney (D, HD-MD-6), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB3159?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3159
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