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HR 8036 116th Congress House Taxation Income tax credits Licensing and registrations Military personnel and dependents

Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2020

Introduced: August 14, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Aug 14, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Aug 14, 2020
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Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2020

This bill permits 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.

What's happening now August 14, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Aug 21, 2020
Katko, John
· Aug 14, 2020
Kennedy, Joseph
· Aug 14, 2020
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Aug 14, 2020
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Aug 14, 2020
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Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Aug 14, 2020
RYAN, TIM
· Aug 14, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8036: Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8036/
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"H.R. 8036: Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8036/.
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H.R. 8036, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8036/.
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