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HR 2318 115th Congress House

Military Spouse Hiring Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit.

Introduced: September 26, 2017 See on congress.gov
Taxation Employee hiringIncome tax creditsMilitary personnel and dependentsWages and earnings
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May 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 3, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 3, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Spouse Hiring Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) to include the hiring of a qualified military spouse. (The WOTC permits employers who hire individuals who are members of a targeted group such as qualified veterans, ex-felons, or long-term unemployment recipients to claim a tax credit equal to a portion of the wages paid to those individuals.)

A "qualified military spouse" is any individual who is certified by the designated local agency as being (as of the hiring date) a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4380 Related bill Better Jobs for Veterans Act of 2017
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 19 Republican 3
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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Feb 6, 2018
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Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Oct 10, 2017
Kihuen, Ruben
· Oct 4, 2017
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 26, 2017
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 26, 2017
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Sep 5, 2017
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Jul 25, 2017
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 8, 2017
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Jun 8, 2017
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jun 7, 2017
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 7, 2017
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · May 22, 2017
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · May 22, 2017
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 22, 2017
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Vargas, Juan
California · May 22, 2017
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · May 3, 2017
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 3, 2017
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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · May 3, 2017
 D
Garamendi, John
California · May 3, 2017
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Khanna, Ro
California · May 3, 2017
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 3, 2017
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · May 3, 2017
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 3, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2318: Military Spouse Hiring Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2318/
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"H.R. 2318: Military Spouse Hiring Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2318/.
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H.R. 2318, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2318/.
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