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S 349 118th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Commuting Computers and information technology Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Military personnel and dependents

Military Spouse Employment Act

Introduced: February 9, 2023 Introduced by: Lankford, James Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 27, 2023
Held at the desk.
Jun 27, 2023
Received in the House.
Jun 26, 2023
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jun 22, 2023
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2251; text: CR S2252)
Jun 22, 2023
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2251; text: CR S2252)
Apr 27, 2023
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 38.
Apr 27, 2023
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters with an amendment. With written report No. 118-14.
Mar 29, 2023
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Feb 9, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Feb 9, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Spouse Employment Act

This bill allows executive agencies to appoint military spouses to remote work positions. (The current appointment authority does not specifically extend to remote positions.)

The bill defines remote work as a particular type of telework that does not require an employee to report to an official agency location on a regular and recurring basis.

Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must report on the general use of remote work by agencies, including the number and location of employees working remotely and the effects on recruitment, retention, and office space utilization and spending.

What's happening now June 27, 2023

Held at the desk.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2670 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
  • S 2226 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 3 Republican 2 Independent 1
D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Dec 4, 2023
 D
Warnock, Raphael G.
Georgia · Jun 14, 2023
 D
Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Mar 28, 2023
 R
Scott, Rick
Florida · Mar 28, 2023
 R
Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Feb 9, 2023
 I
King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Feb 9, 2023
Sinema, Kyrsten
· Feb 9, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 349: Military Spouse Employment Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-349/
MLA
"S. 349: Military Spouse Employment Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-349/.
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S. 349, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-349/.
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