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House vote: H.R. 3976 // March 23, 2010Needed two-thirds to pass

Helping Heroes Keep Their Homes Act of 2010

Sponsor: Thomas Perriello (D-VA)

Helping Heroes Keep Their Homes Act of 2010 - Amends the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 to extend through December 31, 2015, specified protections for servicemembers relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures. Delays until January 1, 1916, revival of provisions of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: (1) allowing, or upon servicemember application requiring, a stay of court proceedings to enforce and adjust a mortgage obligation when the servicemember's ability to comply with such obligation is materially affected by military service; and (2) invalidating the sale, foreclosure, or seizure of property due to a servicemember's breach of obligation, except in certain circumstances. Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to state that its requirements governing a servicemember's real or personal property secured by a mortgage apply also to the surviving spouse of a servicemember who dies while in military service and whose death is service-connected, if the spouse is the successor in interest to such property.

Armed Forces and National Security Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

416 votes, representing 224,490,195 people95.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

4 votes, representing 2,438,152 people1.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.3% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon41695.7%
NayLost41.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.3%