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Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2017
Legislative Progress
Introduced
January 12, 2017
Latest Action
January 12, 2017
Primary Sponsor
Robert P. Casey, Jr.Democratic(PA)
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vs 3,805 other S bills in the 115th — cohort avg 41d
Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 201 7 This bill 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. The bill 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.
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2017 · first_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Tax incentives to hire military spouses H.R. 488, S. 143
Client expense: $423,683 · Firm income: Not reported
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
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Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense Commissary Agency, Defense Finance & Accounting Service (DFAS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Government Accountability Office (GAO), Government Printing Office (GPO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Guard, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Secretary of Defense, President of the U.S., SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Veterans Employment & Training Service
2017 · first_quarter · Defense
S.143 & H.R.488 - Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2017, S.667 & H.R.1384 - Reserve Component Benefits Parity Act, H.R.544 - Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation Act, H.R.1379 - amend title 38, to provide for the entitlement to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program for members of the Armed Forces awarded the Purple Heart., H.R.1433 - Strengthening Preventive Health Care for Service Members Act,
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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