H.R. 7109 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7109 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2022Mrs. Hartzler (for herself and Mr. Norcross) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to require public lodging establishments to waive minimum age requirements for members of the Armed Forces. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hotels for Heroes Act of 2022. 2. Waiver of minimum age requirements in public lodging establishments for members of Armed Forces (a) Waiver Title VII of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 4021 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 708. Waiver of minimum age requirements in public lodging establishments (a) Waiver A public lodging establishment shall waive any minimum age requirement to obtain accommodation at such establishment for a member of the Armed Forces who presents a valid identification card issued by the Armed Force of such member and seeks to obtain accommodation at such establishment while— (1) under military orders (as defined in section 305); or (2) on authorized military leave. (b) Penalty Whoever knowingly violates subsection (a) shall be fined under title 18, United States Code. (c) Public lodging establishment defined In this section, the term public lodging establishment includes any inn, hotel, motel, or other establishment that provides lodging to transient guests, other than an establishment located within a building that contains not more than five rooms for rent or hire and that is actually occupied by the proprietor of such establishment as the residence of such proprietor. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents for that Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 707 the following new item: Sec. 708. Waiver of minimum age requirements in public lodging establishments. .