Senate bill · 111th Congress · Public Law 111-97

Military Spouses Residency Relief Act

S. 475Introduced Feb 25, 2009Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Became law on Nov 11, 2009.

Sponsor: Sen. Richard Burr R-NC

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 25, 2009
Committee actionMay 21, 2009
Passed SenateAug 4, 2009 · by unanimous consent
Passed HouseNov 2, 2009 · by voice vote
To the PresidentNov 4, 2009
Became lawNov 11, 2009

Latest action: Nov 11, 2009 — Became Public Law No: 111-97.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 475.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 475, Military Spouses Residency Relief Act” on June 26, 2009. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on May 21, 2009</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 26, 2009 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20901
CBO publication date
June 26, 2009
Congress.gov bill record
S. 475, 111th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 475, Military Spouses Residency Relief Act” on June 26, 2009. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on May 21, 2009”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 26, 2009 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20901
CBO publication date
June 26, 2009
Congress.gov bill record
S. 475, 111th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/475
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 26, 2026
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 111-46 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Veterans' Affairs Committee on July 15, 2009.
Source: Congress.gov, reported July 15, 2009 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
S. 475, 111th Congress
Congress.gov API record
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

44 cosponsors — 26 Republicans, 17 Democrats, 1 independent

17 of 44 cosponsors (39%) are from the other party.

John Barrasso (R-WY), Evan Bayh (D-IN), Mark Begich (D-AK), Christopher Bond (R-MO), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Roland Burris (D-IL), Robert Byrd (D-WV), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Thad Cochran (R-MS), John Cornyn (R-TX), James DeMint (R-SC), Richard Durbin (D-IL), John Ensign (R-NV), Michael Enzi (R-WY), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Judd Gregg (R-NH), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Kay Hutchison (R-TX), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Mike Johanns (R-NE), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) and 14 more.

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Sponsor’s state and district

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