PSI Sci
New here? Follow the money and the votes · Not sure of your district? Find your U.S. House member · Find your state legislators

H.R. 1620: Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2013

Before you vote › Federal bills

H.R. 1620: Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-04-18 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

federal

Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-04-18 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2013

Plain summary

Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces (military spouse) who moves with such member to another state under a permanent change of station order a tax credit for up to $500 of qualified relicensing costs incurred by such spouse. Defines "qualified relicensing costs" as costs for a state license or certification to engage in the profession that such military spouse engaged in while residing in the former state.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

What a vote does

A “Yea” vote

If it passes both chambers and is signed, it becomes law.

A “Nay” vote

If it is not passed, current law stays as it is.

PSI Sci description of the legislative step (not an opinion).

What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Military Spouse Job Continuity Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

AI explanation – may be wrong, check the official text

No AI explanation yet. It takes up to a minute to write and is then saved for everyone.

Limited to a few requests an hour per person.

The strongest published arguments

Arguments for (supporters)

Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Arguments against (opponents)

Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Alternatives

Needs sources: no published alternatives yet (for example a different bill, a law instead of an amendment, or keeping current law). We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

How did my representative vote? · This bill's floor votes

Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] · 157 cosponsors

Cost estimate: No cost estimate published yet.

Cosponsors on this site

Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Diana DeGette (D-CO), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), John Garamendi (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV) and 97 more.

No linked floor roll calls in our collected records yet. This does not mean the bill has never had a vote. Check the official bill history.

Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr1620 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113