H.R. 100 · 108th Congress · enacted
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
Became Public Law No: 108-189.
Latest official action 2003-12-19 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Amends the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 to rename the Act as the Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act and to revise provisions with respect to certain civil protections and rights afforded to servicemembers while on active-duty assignment. Authorizes any servicemember to waive any of such rights and protections, pursuant to written agreement. Provides certain protections of servicemembers against default judgments, including a minimum 90-day stay of proceedings, with respect to the payment of any tax, fine, penalty, insurance premium, or other civil obligation or liability. Prohibits an eviction or distress from being made against a servicemember or his or her dependents during a period of military service for a premise for which rent does not exceed $1,700 (currently $1,200), except by court order. Prohibits: (1) rescinding or terminating for breach of contract during a period of military service a contract for the purchase or lease of real or personal property entered into prior to such service; and (2) a person holding a lien on property or effects of a servicemember from foreclosing or otherwise enforcing such lien (with penalties and protection for materially affected dependents) during a period of service and 90 days thereafter. Increases the total amount of life insurance coverage protection provided under the Act to $250,000, or an amount equal to the Ser…
Congressional Research Service · 2003-01-07
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed
The reports below name this bill and disclose an organization’s overall lobbying expenses or a firm’s client income for the period. They can cover many bills and issues. These amounts are not payments to the bill or its politicians.
No matching lobbying report is imported yet. This is not evidence that no lobbying occurred.
2,409 latest lobbying reports imported. Some source imports are still in progress.
Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Christopher H. Smith
House · NJ District 4 · Republican
$227,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Chris Van Hollen
Senate · MD · Democratic
$78,750PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John Boozman
Senate · AR · Republican
$288,200PAC receipts · 2025–2026
40 of 40 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
D.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$11,500
S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $3,000
Chris Van Hollen · Cosponsor · $2,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,500
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEQUIPMENT LEASING AND FINANCE ASSN PAC (LEASEPAC)$10,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL PECAN FEDERATION INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PECAN PAC)$10,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSUSAN B. ANTHONY LIST. INC. CANDIDATE FUND (DBA SUSAN B. ANTHONY PRO-LIFE AMERICA CANDIDATE FUND)$10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordWATERPAC - NATIONAL RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION POLITICAL COMMITTEE$10,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$9,994
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $9,994
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,500
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordFARMERS' RICE COOPERATIVE FUND$7,500
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordPEPSICO, INC. CONCERNED CITIZENS FUND$7,500
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordEMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,000
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordCTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$6,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)$6,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $6,000
Official PAC recordALABAMA PEANUT PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION, PEANUTPAC OF ALABAMA$5,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordALZHEIMERS IMPACT MOVEMENT POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE$5,000
Chris Van Hollen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PEANUT SHELLERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN REVIVAL PAC$5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordBEEF-PAC (BEEF POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF TEXAS CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION)$5,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCONCORDIA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INC.$5,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC$5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordIONQ, INC. PAC$5,000
Chris Van Hollen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordKBR, INC. PAC$5,000
Chris Van Hollen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLOUIS DREYFUS COMPANY LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLPL FINANCIAL LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (LPL PAC)$5,000
Chris Van Hollen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC)$5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BUSINESS AVIATION ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NBAA-PAC)$5,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL PEANUT BUYING POINTS ASSOCIATION PEANUT BUYING POINT PAC$5,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordSEABOARD CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordSHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS' NATIONAL ASSOC., INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Christopher H. Smith · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordSODEXO INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Chris Van Hollen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
Dated agency-reported implementation and uptake measures are shown with their scope. They do not by themselves establish causal success. If no evidence is listed, the outcome is not established.
Measured outcome: not established
Enactment alone does not show whether a law improved its intended outcome. We need a dated evaluation, observed result or verified implementation record before claiming success or failure.