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S 697 112th Congress Senate

Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2011

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 Services for a new… 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 Services 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 19, 2011 See on congress.gov
Taxation Income tax creditsLicensing and registrationsMilitary personnel and dependents
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Mar 31, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 31, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 31, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3046 Identical bill Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 7 Republican 2 Independent 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Sep 10, 2012
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jul 24, 2012
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jul 11, 2012
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Sep 6, 2011
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Aug 2, 2011
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Aug 1, 2011
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jul 27, 2011
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jul 19, 2011
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 19, 2011
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Jun 8, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 697: Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-697/
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"S. 697: Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-697/.
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S. 697, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-697/.
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