# 116-hr-2227: Gold Star Spouses and Spouses of Injured Servicemembers Leasing Relief Expansion Act of 2019

116-hr-2227, Gold Star Spouses and Spouses of Injured Servicemembers Leasing Relief Expansion Act of 2019, is a 116th 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: 116-hr-2227
- Congress: 116
- Title: Gold Star Spouses and Spouses of Injured Servicemembers Leasing Relief Expansion Act of 2019
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced: 2019-04-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Gold Star Spouses and Spouses of Injured Servicemembers Leasing Relief Expansion Act of 2019 This bill authorizes spouses of military servicemembers to terminate leases of premises and motor vehicles in certain situations. Specifically, the bill allows the spouse of a servicemember lessee to terminate the leases within one year of the date on which the servicemember incurs a catastrophic injury or illness connected with their military service. The bill also allows the spouse of a servicemember lessee who died in military service to terminate a motor vehicle lease within one year of the death of the servicemember.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] (R-OH), 2019-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2019-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2019-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2019-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2019-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2019-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2019-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2019-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2019-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2019-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2019-07-25T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-2227 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2227)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2227 (as of 2025-11-18).