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S 475 111th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Congressional elections Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Military personnel and dependents Property rights Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Voting rights

Military Spouses Residency Relief Act

Introduced: February 25, 2009 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 21 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 11, 2009
Became Public Law No: 111-97.
Nov 11, 2009
Signed by President.
Nov 4, 2009
Presented to President.
Nov 2, 2009
Cleared for White House.
Nov 2, 2009
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 2, 2009
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H12145-12146)
Nov 2, 2009
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H12145-12146)
Nov 2, 2009
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 475.
Nov 2, 2009
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H12145-12147)
Nov 2, 2009
Mr. Carson (IN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Sep 8, 2009
Held at the desk.
Sep 8, 2009
Received in the House.
Aug 5, 2009
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Aug 4, 2009
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8778; text as passed Senate: CR S8778)
Aug 4, 2009
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8778; text as passed Senate: CR S8778)
Jul 15, 2009
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 108.
Jul 15, 2009
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka without amendment. With written report No. 111-46. Supplemental views filed.
May 21, 2009
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Apr 29, 2009
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-81.
Feb 25, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 25, 2009
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Military Spouses Residency Relief Act - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to prohibit, for purposes of voting for a federal, state, or local office, deeming a person to have lost a residence or domicile in a state, acquired a residence or domicile in any other state, or become a resident in or of any other state solely because the person is absent from a state because the person is accompanying the person's spouse who is absent from the state in compliance with military or naval orders.

Prohibits a servicemember's spouse from either losing or acquiring a residence or domicile for purposes of taxation because of being absent or present in any U.S. tax jurisdiction solely to be with the servicemember in compliance with the servicemember's military orders if the residence or domicile is the same for the servicemember and the spouse. Prohibits a spouse's income from being considered income earned in a tax jurisdiction if the spouse is not a resident or domiciliary of such jurisdiction when the spouse is in that jurisdiction solely to be with a servicemember serving under military orders.

Suspends land rights residency requirements for spouses accompanying servicemembers serving under military orders.

What's happening now November 11, 2009

Became Public Law No: 111-97.

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