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S 3582 111th Congress Senate

Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2010

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for amounts paid by a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces for a new S… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for amounts paid by a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces for a new State license or certification required by reason of a permanent change in the duty station of such member to another State.

Introduced: July 14, 2010 See on congress.gov
Taxation Income tax creditsLicensing and registrationsMilitary personnel and dependents
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Jul 14, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jul 14, 2010
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 Latest action July 14, 2010

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4693 Identical bill Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2010
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All 1 Democratic 1
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Jul 14, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3582: Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3582/
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"S. 3582: Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3582/.
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S. 3582, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-3582/.
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