US Congress Senate Bill 697 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-5-1)
Status: Introduced on March 31 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-31 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2011 - 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. 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.

Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2011

Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK]	Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]	Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV]	Sen. Kay Hutchison [R-TX]	Sen. Tim Johnson [D-SD]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Mary Landrieu [D-LA]	Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ]	Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]
Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD]	Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]	Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]
Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-ME]	Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-31	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

HB3046 (Same As) 2011-09-23 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/697/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s697/BILLS-112s697is.pdf