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HR 1100 114th Congress House

Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2015

Official title: 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 li… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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: February 26, 2015 See on congress.gov
Taxation Income tax creditsLicensing and registrationsMilitary personnel and dependents
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Feb 26, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 26, 2015
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 Latest action February 26, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2015

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 64
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Issa, Darrell
California · Sep 8, 2016
Comstock, Barbara
· Apr 29, 2016
Pittenger, Robert
· Aug 4, 2015
Abraham, Ralph
· Jul 31, 2015
Dent, Charles
· Jul 31, 2015
R
Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Jul 31, 2015
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Lieu, Ted
California · Jul 29, 2015
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jul 29, 2015
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Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Jul 29, 2015
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Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Jul 28, 2015
MacArthur, Thomas
· Jul 28, 2015
Rothfus, Keith
· Jul 28, 2015
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jul 27, 2015
D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jul 23, 2015
Bridenstine, Jim
· Jul 23, 2015
R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 23, 2015
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jul 23, 2015
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jul 23, 2015
Young, David
· Jul 23, 2015
D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Jul 21, 2015
D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 21, 2015
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jul 21, 2015
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Thompson, Mike
California · Jul 15, 2015
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jul 15, 2015
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Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 8, 2015
Walker, Mark
· Jul 8, 2015
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jul 8, 2015
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Mar 16, 2015
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Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Feb 26, 2015
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Feb 26, 2015
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 26, 2015
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Feb 26, 2015
D
Brownley, Julia
California · Feb 26, 2015
D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Feb 26, 2015
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Feb 26, 2015
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 26, 2015
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Feb 26, 2015
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Feb 26, 2015
D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Feb 26, 2015
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Feb 26, 2015
D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Feb 26, 2015
D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Feb 26, 2015
D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Feb 26, 2015
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Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Feb 26, 2015
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 26, 2015
D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Feb 26, 2015
Knight, Stephen
· Feb 26, 2015
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 26, 2015
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 26, 2015
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 26, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1100: Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1100/
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"H.R. 1100: Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1100/.
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H.R. 1100, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1100/.
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