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HR 7840 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

To make permanent the authority to reimburse members for spouse relicensing costs pursuant to a permanent change of station.

Introduced: May 19, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
May 19, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill makes permanent the authority for the military departments to reimburse a member of the uniformed services for qualified relicensing costs for the profession of the spouse of the member when the member is reassigned and the movement of the member's dependents is authorized at the expense of the United States. Under current law, such reimbursement may not exceed $1,000 in connection with each reassignment.

What's happening now May 19, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 6
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Thompson, Mike
California · Nov 30, 2022
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Ruiz, Raul
California · Jun 22, 2022
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Escobar, Veronica
Texas · May 31, 2022
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 27, 2022
Bustos, Cheri
· May 24, 2022
RUSH, BOBBY
· May 24, 2022
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 19, 2022
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 19, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7840: To make permanent the authority to reimburse members for spouse relicensing costs pursuant to a permanent change of station.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7840/
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"H.R. 7840: To make permanent the authority to reimburse members for spouse relicensing costs pursuant to a permanent change of station.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7840/.
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H.R. 7840, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7840/.
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