Military Spouse Hiring Act
Latest action · Mar 23, 2022 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1751)
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 23, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Military Spouse Hiring Act
This bill expands the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) to include the hiring of a qualified military spouse. (The WOTC permits employers who hire individuals who are members of a targeted group such as qualified veterans, ex-felons, or long-term unemployment recipients to claim a tax credit equal to a portion of the wages paid to those individuals.)
A qualified military spouse is any individual who is certified by the designated local agency as being (as of the hiring date) a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces.
Cosponsors 53
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 23, 2022 to Dec 6, 2022; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Mar 23, 2022 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Mar 23, 2022 |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | Original | Mar 23, 2022 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Apr 5, 2022 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Apr 5, 2022 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Apr 25, 2022 | |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | May 5, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | May 24, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Jun 6, 2022 | |
| D-CO | John W. Hickenlooper | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Jun 8, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Jun 14, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Jun 14, 2022 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Jun 14, 2022 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Jun 15, 2022 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Jun 21, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Raphael G. Warnock | Jun 21, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Jun 21, 2022 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Jul 11, 2022 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Jul 13, 2022 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Jul 19, 2022 | |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Jul 20, 2022 | |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Jul 20, 2022 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Jul 21, 2022 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Jul 26, 2022 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Jul 26, 2022 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Jul 26, 2022 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Jul 26, 2022 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Jul 26, 2022 | |
| D-AZ | Mark Kelly | Aug 1, 2022 | |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Aug 2, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Aug 4, 2022 | |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | Aug 4, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Sep 6, 2022 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Sep 6, 2022 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Sep 7, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Rick Scott | Sep 7, 2022 | |
| R-TN | Bill Hagerty | Sep 12, 2022 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Sep 12, 2022 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Sep 12, 2022 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Sep 14, 2022 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Sep 15, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Sep 15, 2022 | |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Sep 21, 2022 | |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Sep 22, 2022 | |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Sep 27, 2022 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Sep 27, 2022 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Nov 14, 2022 | |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Nov 14, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Nov 14, 2022 | |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Nov 28, 2022 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Dec 1, 2022 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Dec 6, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Mar 23, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 23, 2022Introduced in Senate
- Mar 23, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1751)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 596 | Military Spouse Hiring Act | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 1, 2023 |
| HR 2974 | Military Spouse Hiring Act | Identical bill | Jun 13, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Military Spouse Hiring Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 23, 2022Introduced in Senate
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