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Donald Beyer (D-VA)

Military Spouse Hiring Act

H.R. 2033 · House bill Taxation

A Democratic bill with 53 Republican cosponsors · See all 130 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the "Military Spouse Hiring Act," seeks to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. It aims to make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit. To do this, it adds "qualified military spouse" as a new category. A qualified military spouse is defined as an individual certified by a designated local agency as a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces. The changes apply to amounts paid or incurred after the bill's enactment for individuals who begin work after that date.

Yes· 3 of 11

  • Scored +5

    Would business owners be better off under this?

    Provides a direct tax credit for hiring military spouses.

  • Scored +4

    Would households on low incomes be better off under this?

    Increases employment prospects for military spouses who may be in lower-income brackets.

  • Scored +4

    Is this likely to create jobs?

    Incentivizes employers to hire military spouses through the work opportunity tax credit.

The opposite

  • Scored -1

    Does this reduce what the federal government owes?

    Increases government expenditure slightly by reducing tax revenue through the expansion of a tax credit.