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S 143 115th Congress Senate

Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2017

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: January 12, 2017 See on congress.gov
Taxation Income tax creditsLicensing and registrationsMilitary personnel and dependents
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 12, 2017
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 Latest action January 12, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2017

This bill 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. The bill 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 488 Related bill Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2017
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Jan 23, 2017
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jan 12, 2017
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Jan 12, 2017
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jan 12, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 143: Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-143/
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"S. 143: Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-143/.
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S. 143, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-143/.
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