HR 7927 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Military Spouses Retirement Security Act

Introduced Aug 4, 2020 Originated House Sponsor Jason Crow D-CO

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Latest action · Aug 4, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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.

  1. IntroducedAug 4, 2020
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Military Spouses Retirement Security Act

This bill allows a small business employer a tax credit for each employee who is a military spouse and eligible to participate in the employer's defined contribution retirement plan.

Cosponsors 26

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Aug 4, 2020 to Oct 27, 2020; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-OHBrad R. WenstrupOriginalAug 4, 2020
R-INJackie WalorskiOriginalAug 4, 2020
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalAug 4, 2020
R-TXKenny MarchantOriginalAug 4, 2020
R-TXMac ThornberryOriginalAug 4, 2020
D-FLStephanie N. MurphyOriginalAug 4, 2020
R-UTChris StewartAug 14, 2020
R-PAMike KellyAug 14, 2020
R-MSTrent KellyAug 14, 2020
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickAug 21, 2020
R-PAGlenn ThompsonAug 21, 2020
D-FLCharlie CristSep 4, 2020
R-OKFrank D. LucasSep 4, 2020
D-COEd PerlmutterSep 14, 2020
D-CTJahana HayesSep 21, 2020
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Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Aug 4, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 4, 2020Introduced in House
  2. Aug 4, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, clause 1

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 138, August 4, 2020, page H4219.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1453Military Spouses Retirement Security ActReintroduced BillMar 1, 2021
HR 8696Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2020Related billOct 27, 2020

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit to small employers with respect to each employee who is a military spouse and eligible to participate in a defined contribution plan of the employer.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Military Spouses Retirement Security Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Aug 4, 2020Introduced in House

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