H.R. 3356 — Service Member Residence Protection Act

This section establishes a new provision in the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act preempting any state squatter’s rights law (i.e., laws allowing squatters to gain legal occupancy or ownership rights) from applying to premises owned by a servicemember and occupied by a squatter during the servicemember’s period of military service. (The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act provides various protections to active-duty servicemembers, such as limits on evictions and foreclosures, to enable focus on military duties.)