# 115-hr-5882: Gold Star Spouses Leasing Relief Act

115-hr-5882, Gold Star Spouses Leasing Relief Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5882
- Congress: 115
- Title: Gold Star Spouses Leasing Relief Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced: 2018-05-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Gold Star Spouses Leasing Relief Act This bill amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to permit a widow or widower of a service member who died while in military service to terminate a lease of premises occupied, or intended to be occupied, by the service member or the service member's dependents for a residential, professional, business, agricultural, or similar purpose without penalty within one year of the service member's death.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] (R-OH), 2018-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2018-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2018-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2018-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2018-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2018-07-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-3218: Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017
- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-5879: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018
- 115-hr-2740: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 (sic)
- 115-hr-1661: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2017
- 115-hr-1017: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017

## Sources
- [115-hr-5882 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5882)

## Related
- [115-hr-3218: Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3218)
- [115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2519)
- [115-hr-5879: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5879)
- [115-hr-2740: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 (sic)](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2740)
- [115-hr-1661: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1661)
- [115-hr-1017: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1017)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5882 (as of 2025-11-18).