Military Spouse Licensing Relief Act of 2021
Latest action · May 18, 2022 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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.
- IntroducedApr 19, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Military Spouse Licensing Relief Act of 2021
This bill provides for the portability of professional licenses of service members and their spouses who are relocated, because of military orders, outside of the jurisdiction that issued the license.
Specifically, a professional license in good standing of a service member or spouse shall be considered valid at a similar scope of practice and in the discipline applied for in the new jurisdiction for the duration of such military orders.
To establish and maintain eligibility, a service member or spouse must (1) provide a copy of the military orders to the licensing authority in the new jurisdiction; (2) remain in good standing with the licensing authority that issued the license; and (3) submit to the authority of the licensing authority in the new jurisdiction for the purposes of standards of practice, discipline, and fulfillment of any continuing education requirements.
The bill also provides that if a service member or spouse is licensed to operate in multiple jurisdictions through an interstate licensure compact, the service member or spouse is subject to the requirements of the compact or the applicable provisions of the state law rather than the provisions of this bill.
Cosponsors 33
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 20, 2021 to Jun 17, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | May 20, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Vern Buchanan | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Jun 16, 2021 | |
| R-TX | August Pfluger | Jun 29, 2021 | |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Jun 29, 2021 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Jun 29, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Jun 29, 2021 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Jun 29, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Scott Franklin | Jun 29, 2021 | |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | Jul 2, 2021 | |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Jul 2, 2021 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Jul 19, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Aug 6, 2021 | |
| R-MN | Tom Emmer | Aug 6, 2021 | |
| R-AR | Steve Womack | Sep 10, 2021 | |
| R-SC | Tom Rice | Sep 10, 2021 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Nov 1, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Nov 30, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Beth Van Duyne | Jan 20, 2022 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | May 20, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Jake Ellzey | Jun 17, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 19, 2021 |
| Economic Opportunity Subcommittee | Referred Jul 14, 2021Hearings May 18, 2022 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 18, 2022Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jul 14, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Apr 19, 2021Introduced in House
- Apr 19, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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. 67, April 19, 2021, page H1955.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1084 | Military Spouse Licensing Relief Act of 2021 | Related bill | Apr 13, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the portability of professional licenses of members of the uniformed services and their spouses, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Military Spouse Licensing Relief Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 19, 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.
