House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law

Military Spouse Hiring Act

H.R. 2974Introduced May 4, 2021Policy area: Taxation

Where it went

IntroducedMay 4, 2021
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jun 13, 2022 — 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.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2974.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DELGADO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 77, May 4, 2021, Page H2142):
Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 4, 2021 ↗
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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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

281 cosponsors — 91 Republicans, 190 Democrats

91 of 281 cosponsors (32%) are from the other party.

Alma Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Colin Allred (D-TX), Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Mike Bost (R-IL), Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-GA), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Anthony Brown (D-MD), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Ted Budd (R-NC), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Troy Carter (D-LA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA) and 251 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Antonio Delgado.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-19 district

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