Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Military Spouse Hiring Act
Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit.
Sponsor: Sen. Timothy Kaine D-VAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 13, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 13, 2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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
39 cosponsors — 20 Republicans, 17 Democrats, 2 independents
20 of 39 cosponsors (51%) are from the other party.
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), John Boozman (R-AR), Ted Budd (R-NC), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), John Hoeven (R-ND), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), James Justice (R-WV), Angus King (I-ME), Roger Marshall (R-KS), David McCormick (R-PA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ashley Moody (R-FL), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Patty Murray (D-WA), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Gary Peters (D-MI), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and 9 more.
More from the sponsor
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Related bills
- H.R. 2033 (119th) Military Spouse Hiring ActIdentical bill
- H.R. 6039 (119th) Commonsense Legislating ActRelated bill
- H.R. 6231 (119th) Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit ActRelated bill
- S. 3265 (119th) Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 21, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.