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H.R. 2974: Military Spouse Hiring Act

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H.R. 2974: Military Spouse Hiring Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-05-04 · Taxation · Latest: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORHIP - Mr. Beyer asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 2974, a bill originally introduced by Representative Delgado, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-05-04 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORHIP - Mr. Beyer asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 2974, a bill originally introduced by Representative Delgado, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. 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 Hiring Act

Plain summary

Military Spouse Hiring Act This bill expands the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) to include the hiring of a qualified military spouse. (The WOTC permits employers who hire individuals who are members of a targeted group such as qualified veterans, ex-felons, or long-term unemployment recipients to claim a tax credit equal to a portion of the wages paid to those individuals.) A qualified military spouse is any individual who is certified by the designated local agency as being (as of the hiring date) a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces.

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

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Official text

Military Spouse Hiring Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] · 281 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Ben Cline (R-VA), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Angie Craig (D-MN), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS), Mark Takano (D-CA), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Josh Harder (D-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Grace Meng (D-NY), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA) and 221 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr2974 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117