US Congress House Bill 1796 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 29 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Lift the Relocation Burden from Military Spouses Act This bill authorizes the military department concerned to reimburse a member of the Armed Forces who is reassigned for a permanent change of station or assignment from one state to another for qualified relicensing costs of the member's spouse. Reimbursement may not exceed $500 for each change of station or assignment. The Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security (with respect to the Coast Guard) shall work with states to improve license portability. "Qualified relicensing costs" are the costs, including exam and registration fees, needed to secure a license or certification to engage in the same profession in the new state.

Lift the Relocation Burden from Military Spouses Act

Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]
Rep. Daniel Webster [R-FL]	Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]	Rep. John Faso [R-NY]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Barbara Comstock [R-VA]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]
Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]
Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]	Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Carlos Curbelo [R-FL]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]
Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV]	Rep. Thomas MacArthur [R-NJ]	Rep. Luke Messer [R-IN]
Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Martha Roby [R-AL]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]
Rep. Claudia Tenney [R-NY]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]
Rep. Beto O'Rourke [D-TX]	Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]
Rep. Drew Ferguson [R-GA]	Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-04-12	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
2017-03-29	House	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
2017-03-29	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2526)
2017-03-29	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1796/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1796/BILLS-115hr1796ih.pdf