Federal Employee Civil Relief Act Prevents Loss Of Home, Car, Or Health Insurance, Falling Behind On Student Loan Payments, Negative Effects On Credit History
"Federal workers are dedicated public servants who inspect our food and water, maintain our parks, and care for our veterans. The last choice they should have to make is between feeding their families and keeping the lights on," said
"No family should be left struggling to pay their bills and provide for their families because of the federal government's failure to do its job," said
During the
* Being evicted or foreclosed;
* Having their car or other property repossessed;
* Falling behind in their student loan payments;
* Having negative effects on their credit history;
* Falling behind in paying their bills; or
* Losing their insurance because of missed premiums.
* This protection would last during a shutdown and 30 days following a shutdown to give workers a chance to keep up with their bills. In each of these situations, it would enable these workers to apply to a court to temporarily postpone payment obligations or eviction or foreclosure actions. This would allow courts to weigh the equities of both parties to the contract in deciding how contractual obligations should be treated.
The Federal Employee Civil Relief Act is cosponsored by
This legislation is supported by the
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