S 697 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2011

Introduced Mar 31, 2011 Originated Senate Sponsor Robert P. Casey Jr. D-PA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 31, 2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedMar 31, 2011
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2011 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces (military spouse) who moves with such member to another state under a permanent change of station order a tax credit for up to $500 of qualified relicensing costs incurred by such spouse. Defines "qualified relicensing costs" as costs for a state license or certification to engage in the profession that such military spouse engaged in while residing in the former state.

Cosponsors 21

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 31, 2011 to Sep 10, 2012, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-CA	Barbara Boxer	Original	Mar 31, 2011
D-LA	Mary L. Landrieu	Original	Mar 31, 2011
D-CO	Michael F. Bennet		Jun 8, 2011
R-ME	Olympia J. Snowe		Jul 12, 2011
I-VT	Bernard Sanders		Jul 19, 2011
D-CT	Richard Blumenthal		Jul 19, 2011
R-KS	Jerry Moran		Jul 27, 2011
D-DE	Christopher A. Coons		Aug 1, 2011
D-AK	Mark Begich		Aug 1, 2011
D-NH	Jeanne Shaheen		Aug 2, 2011
D-MD	Benjamin L. Cardin		Sep 6, 2011
D-VA	Mark R. Warner		Sep 6, 2011
D-MD	Barbara A. Mikulski		Jun 14, 2012
D-NJ	Frank R. Lautenberg		Jun 14, 2012
D-SD	Tim Johnson		Jun 18, 2012

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Actions 2

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Mar 31, 2011Introduced in Senate
Mar 31, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 3046	Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2011	Identical bill	Sep 23, 2011

Subjects

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Mar 31, 2011Introduced in Senate

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