# 116-hr-4356: Protecting Families of Fallen Servicemembers Act

116-hr-4356, Protecting Families of Fallen Servicemembers Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA); status Became Public Law No: 116-285. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-4356
- Congress: 116
- Title: Protecting Families of Fallen Servicemembers Act
- Status: Became Public Law No: 116-285.
- Introduced: 2019-09-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protecting Families of Fallen Servicemembers Act This bill revises the conditions allowing a service member to terminate a commercial mobile, telephone exchange, Internet access, or multichannel video programming service contract at any time after the date the service member receives military orders to relocate for at least 90 days to a location that does not support such contract. It treats as individuals covered, and therefore allowed to terminate such a contract (1) a spouse or dependent of a service member who dies while in military service or a member of the reserve components performing full-time or active reserve duty or inactive-duty training; (2) a spouse or dependent of a service member who incurs a catastrophic injury or illness, if the member incurs the injury or illness while performing such duty; and (3) a member of the reserve components performing such duty.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2] (R-OH), 2019-09-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-8254: BETTER Kidney Care Act
- 116-hr-7909: Ensuring Children and Child Care Workers Are Safe Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7839: Continuing Access to In-Home IVIG Act
- 116-hr-7071: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-4356 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4356)

## Related
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-8254: BETTER Kidney Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8254)
- [116-hr-7909: Ensuring Children and Child Care Workers Are Safe Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7909)
- [116-hr-7839: Continuing Access to In-Home IVIG Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7839)
- [116-hr-7071: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7071)
- [116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6829)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4356 (as of 2025-11-18).