# 119-hr-2334: Servicemember Residence Protection Act

119-hr-2334, Servicemember Residence Protection Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2334
- As of: 2026-07-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2334
- Congress: 119
- Title: Servicemember Residence Protection Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-03-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-19

## Summary

**Pauses the clock on adverse possession for servicemembers.** This bill would stop time spent on active duty from counting toward state-law adverse possession and require the Department of Veterans Affairs to post guidance within 45 days.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stronger home protections for servicemembers: benefit, high. This bill would pause the adverse possession clock on your property while you are on military service. Time on duty would not count toward a squatter gaining ownership, even if state law would normally allow it. If enacted, this protection would take effect at enactment. The VA would also, within 4…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-5300: Department of State Policy Provisions Act
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9086: Foreign Service Modernization Act
- 119-hr-4107: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2334 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2334)

## Related
- [119-hr-5300: Department of State Policy Provisions Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5300)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-9086: Foreign Service Modernization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9086)
- [119-hr-4107: GOLDEN DOME Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4107)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2334 (as of 2026-07-19).