The record

LegislationLegislation· Sep 2025
HR 2334 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Brian J. Mast (R)

Servicemember Residence Protection Act

Prevents squatters from claiming ownership of servicemembers' homes during military service.

Tradeoff

Protects servicemembers' property rights by blocking state squatter laws during active duty. Requires VA to publish guidance on securing vacant property and tenant rights.

What's in it

See official bill text

Adds less than $500,000 to federal spending over 2025–2035; no effect on deficit.

The $500,000 or less is purely the federal cost to update the VA website; the policy's real burden falls on states, which must change their adverse possession laws to exclude military service periods, but CBO found this state-level cost does not exceed the federal unfunded mandate threshold.

H.R. 2334, Servicemember Residence Protection Act · Aug 2025

Passed the House by on September 15, 2025 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Mar 25, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs(Mar 25, 2025)

  3. House

    The Committee on Veterans' Affairs voted to send it to the floor

    Reported by (Jul 23, 2025)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-261.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Sep 15, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Veterans' Affairs(Sep 16, 2025)