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HR 7112 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Employment and training programs Higher education Licensing and registrations Military personnel and dependents Student aid and college costs User charges and fees

Military Spouse Career Education Act

Introduced: June 4, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Jun 4, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 4, 2020
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E518)
Jun 4, 2020
Introduced in House
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Military Spouse Career Education Act

This bill (1) includes as qualified relicensing costs fees and continuing education courses, and (2) allows the reimbursement of a member of the uniformed services for the qualified relicensing costs of a spouse when such costs are imposed to maintain a license or certification to engage in the same profession that the spouse engaged in while in the state of the original duty station, and are imposed by the state of the new duty station to maintain a license or certification to engage in the same profession.

The Department of Defense shall modify its My Career Advancement Account program to ensure that military spouses participating in the program may receive financial assistance for the maintenance (including continuing education courses) of a license, certification, or Associate's degree in any career field or occupation.

What's happening now June 4, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4049 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Jun 22, 2020
 R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · Jun 4, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7112: Military Spouse Career Education Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7112/
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"H.R. 7112: Military Spouse Career Education Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7112/.
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H.R. 7112, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7112/.
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