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Timothy Kaine (D-VA)

Military Spouse Hiring Act

S. 1027 · Senate bill Taxation

A Democratic bill with 20 Republican cosponsors · See all 39 cosponsors

Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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'', aims to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. It specifically seeks to make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit. The legislation defines a qualified military spouse'' as someone certified by a designated local agency as being a spouse of a member of the United States Armed Forces. These changes would apply to amounts paid or incurred after the bill is enacted for individuals who start work after that date.

Yes· 3 of 10

  • Scored +3

    Does this cut taxes for small businesses?

    Provides a tax credit incentive for employers to hire military spouses.

  • Scored +3

    Is this likely to create jobs?

    Encourages employment of military spouses through tax credits.

  • Scored +3

    Does this make it easier to run a small business?

    Offers tax credits to businesses that hire qualified military spouses.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.