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HR 2912 116th Congress House Taxation Employee hiring Income tax credits Military personnel and dependents Wages and earnings

Military Spouse Hiring Act

Introduced: February 28, 2020 See on congress.gov
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May 22, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 22, 2019
Introduced in House
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Military Spouse Hiring Act

This bill expands 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.

What's happening now May 22, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2667 Related bill Military Spouses Employment Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 40
All 40 Democratic 26 Republican 7
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Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Mar 11, 2020
Bustos, Cheri
· Feb 28, 2020
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 28, 2020
Lamb, Conor
· Feb 28, 2020
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Feb 10, 2020
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 10, 2020
Lawrence, Brenda
· Feb 5, 2020
Vela, Filemon
· Feb 5, 2020
 R
Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Jan 30, 2020
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jan 30, 2020
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Jan 14, 2020
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · Dec 5, 2019
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Dec 3, 2019
Heck, Denny
· Nov 19, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 11, 2019
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 24, 2019
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Sep 10, 2019
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Sep 6, 2019
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Aug 23, 2019
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jul 25, 2019
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Jul 23, 2019
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Jul 17, 2019
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jun 26, 2019
 R
Cline, Ben
Virginia · Jun 26, 2019
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Jun 20, 2019
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jun 18, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 18, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jun 11, 2019
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jun 3, 2019
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Jun 3, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 30, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · May 30, 2019
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · May 30, 2019
Gabbard, Tulsi
· May 28, 2019
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 28, 2019
 D
Takano, Mark
California · May 28, 2019
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · May 22, 2019
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · May 22, 2019
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · May 22, 2019
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · May 22, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2912: Military Spouse Hiring Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2912/
MLA
"H.R. 2912: Military Spouse Hiring Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2912/.
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H.R. 2912, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2912/.
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[H.R. 2912: Military Spouse Hiring Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2912/)
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