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H.R. 4818: Military Spouse Career Advancement Act

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H.R. 4818: Military Spouse Career Advancement Act

113th Congress · introduced 2014-06-09 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2014-06-09 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. 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 Career Advancement Act

Plain summary

Military Spouse Career Advancement Act - Requires (current law authorizes) the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to establish programs to provide education and training opportunities for military spouses to expand employment and portable career opportunities. Directs the Secretary to continue to carry out the Military Spouse Career Advancement Account (MyCAA) program, under which the spouse of a member of the armed forces who is serving on active duty may receive up to the amount that the Secretary determines is equal to the average amount of in-state tuition at public four-year colleges and universities located in the state in which the spouse resides in tuition assistance for education and training courses and licensing and credentialing fees. Requires financial assistance provided under the program to be available to cover the costs of: state certifications for teachers, medical professionals, and other occupations; licensing exams and related preparation courses; continuing education classes; degree programs leading to employment in portable careers; and secondary education completion courses, GED tests, and English as a Second Language classes. Prohibits the Secretary from restricting participation in the program to spouses of members serving in particular grades.

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Official text

Military Spouse Career Advancement Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] · 24 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Judy Chu (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr4818 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113