Military Spouse Job Continuity Act

Bill: 118-hr-7060
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
Introduced: 2024-01-22
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2024-01-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-01-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Military Spouse Job Continuity Act</b></p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7060 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 22, 2024 Mr. Cartwright (for himself, Ms. Norton , Ms. Moore of Wisconsin , Mrs. Torres of California , Mr. McGovern , and Mrs. Peltola ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To make permanent the authority to reimburse members for spouse relicensing costs pursuant to a permanent change of station.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Spouse Job Continuity Act . 2. Permanent authority to reimburse members for spouse relicensing costs pursuant to a permanent change of station Section 453(g) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).