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HR 4693 111th Congress House Taxation Income tax credits Licensing and registrations Military personnel and dependents

Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2010

Introduced: February 25, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Feb 25, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 25, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H837)
Feb 25, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2010 - 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.

What's happening now February 25, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3582 Identical bill Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2010
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 14 Republican 5
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 30, 2010
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 27, 2010
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 19, 2010
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jul 13, 2010
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jul 13, 2010
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jun 30, 2010
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Jun 29, 2010
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 24, 2010
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 20, 2010
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Apr 20, 2010
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Apr 20, 2010
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Apr 13, 2010
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Mar 9, 2010
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 2, 2010
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 2, 2010
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 2, 2010
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 2, 2010
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Mar 2, 2010
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 25, 2010
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4693: Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4693/
MLA
"H.R. 4693: Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4693/.
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H.R. 4693, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4693/.
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