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.
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ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORHIP - Mr. Beyer asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 2974, a bill originally introduced by Representative Delgado, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
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.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2974: Military Spouse Hiring Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2974/
"H.R. 2974: Military Spouse Hiring Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2974/.
H.R. 2974, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-2974/.
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