H.R. 1796: Lift the Relocation Burden from Military Spouses Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-29 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Lift the Relocation Burden from Military Spouses Act

Plain summary

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.

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Official text

Lift the Relocation Burden from Military Spouses Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] · 39 cosponsors

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Daniel Webster (R-FL), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), James A. Himes (D-CT), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Norma J. Torres (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] reported raising $5.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr1796.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1796 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115