Military Spouses Retirement Security Act
Latest action · Mar 1, 2021 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.
- IntroducedMar 1, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 1, 2021 to Nov 3, 2022; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Original | Mar 1, 2021 |
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | Original | Mar 1, 2021 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Mar 1, 2021 |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Original | Mar 1, 2021 |
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Original | Mar 1, 2021 |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Original | Mar 1, 2021 |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Original | Mar 1, 2021 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Mar 1, 2021 |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Original | Mar 1, 2021 |
| R-IN | Jackie Walorski | Original | Mar 1, 2021 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Mar 1, 2021 |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Original | Mar 1, 2021 |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Original | Mar 1, 2021 |
| R-MS | Trent Kelly | Original | Mar 1, 2021 |
| R-TX | Van Taylor | Original | Mar 1, 2021 |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Mar 3, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Apr 8, 2021 | |
| R-KY | James Comer | May 11, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Jun 24, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Sep 7, 2021 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Sep 22, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Oct 15, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Oct 15, 2021 | |
| R-UT | Burgess Owens | Oct 22, 2021 | |
| R-WA | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Nov 3, 2021 | |
| R-WY | Liz Cheney | Nov 4, 2021 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Jan 14, 2022 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Aug 9, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Sep 21, 2022 | |
| R-NC | Gregory F. Murphy | Oct 11, 2022 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Nov 3, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 1, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2021Introduced in House
- Mar 1, 2021Referred 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 38, March 1, 2021, page H883.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2954 | Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2022 | Related bill | Mar 30, 2022 |
| S 4808 | EARN Act | Related bill | Sep 8, 2022 |
| HR 7927 | Military Spouses Retirement Security Act | Reintroduction of | Aug 4, 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.
- Mar 1, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
