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Military Spouses Employment Act of 2006

Introduced: April 4, 2006 Introduced by: Carter, John R. Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Apr 4, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 4, 2006
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Spouses Employment Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include spouses of members of the Armed Forces on extended active duty (more than 90 days or for an indefinite period) as members of a targeted group for purposes of the work opportunity tax credit (thus giving employers a tax incentive for hiring military spouses).

What's happening now April 4, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 48
All 48 Democratic 3 Republican 14
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jun 20, 2006
BROWN, HENRY
· Jun 20, 2006
LATOURETTE, STEVEN
· Jun 20, 2006
RADANOVICH, GEORGE
· Jun 20, 2006
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jun 20, 2006
SOUDER, MARK
· Jun 20, 2006
Murphy, Tim
· May 3, 2006
PENCE, MIKE
· May 3, 2006
PUTNAM, ADAM
· May 3, 2006
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 25, 2006
GALLEGLY, ELTON
· Apr 25, 2006
AKIN, W.
· Apr 4, 2006
Alexander, Rodney
· Apr 4, 2006
Barrett, J.
· Apr 4, 2006
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 4, 2006
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Apr 4, 2006
BOEHNER, JOHN
· Apr 4, 2006
Bonner, Jo
· Apr 4, 2006
Brown-Waite, Ginny
· Apr 4, 2006
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 4, 2006
CAMP, DAVE
· Apr 4, 2006
CANTOR, ERIC
· Apr 4, 2006
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Apr 4, 2006
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Apr 4, 2006
Davis, Lincoln
· Apr 4, 2006
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Apr 4, 2006
DIAZ-BALART, LINCOLN
· Apr 4, 2006
EDWARDS, CHET
· Apr 4, 2006
EHLERS, VERNON
· Apr 4, 2006
GONZALEZ, CHARLES
· Apr 4, 2006
HASTINGS, DOC
· Apr 4, 2006
LINDER, JOHN
· Apr 4, 2006
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Apr 4, 2006
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 4, 2006
Marshall, Jim
· Apr 4, 2006
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Apr 4, 2006
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 4, 2006
MCKEON, HOWARD
· Apr 4, 2006
ORTIZ, SOLOMON
· Apr 4, 2006
REHBERG, DENNY
· Apr 4, 2006
REYES, SILVESTRE
· Apr 4, 2006
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Apr 4, 2006
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 4, 2006
Shuster, Bill
· Apr 4, 2006
Sullivan, John
· Apr 4, 2006
WAMP, ZACH
· Apr 4, 2006
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Apr 4, 2006
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Apr 4, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5081: Military Spouses Employment Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5081/
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"H.R. 5081: Military Spouses Employment Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5081/.
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H.R. 5081, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5081/.
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