A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide a guarantee of residency for registration of businesses of spouses of members of the uniformed services, to improve occupational license portability for military spouses through interstate compacts, and for other purposes.
USA116th CongressS-1383| Senate
| Updated: 5/9/2019
Tom Cotton
Republican Senator
Arkansas
Cosponsors (5)
Armed Services Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This bill addresses the process of business registration by a spouse accompanying a service member deployed away from the state of residence. The accompanying spouse shall not be deemed to have (1) lost a residence or domicile in the state, (2) acquired a residence or domicile in another state, or (3) become a resident in or of any other state. The spouse may elect to use the same residence as the member regardless of the date of marriage. The bill authorizes the Department of Defense to enter into an agreement with the Council of State Governments to assist with funding for interstate compacts on licensed occupations in order to alleviate burdens associated with relicensing when members make a permanent change of duty station to another state.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Armed Forces and National Security
Business recordsCongressional oversightIntergovernmental relationsLicensing and registrationsMarriage and family statusMilitary personnel and dependentsState and local government operations
A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide a guarantee of residency for registration of businesses of spouses of members of the uniformed services, to improve occupational license portability for military spouses through interstate compacts, and for other purposes.
USA116th CongressS-1383| Senate
| Updated: 5/9/2019
This bill addresses the process of business registration by a spouse accompanying a service member deployed away from the state of residence. The accompanying spouse shall not be deemed to have (1) lost a residence or domicile in the state, (2) acquired a residence or domicile in another state, or (3) become a resident in or of any other state. The spouse may elect to use the same residence as the member regardless of the date of marriage. The bill authorizes the Department of Defense to enter into an agreement with the Council of State Governments to assist with funding for interstate compacts on licensed occupations in order to alleviate burdens associated with relicensing when members make a permanent change of duty station to another state.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Tom Cotton
Republican Senator
Arkansas
Cosponsors (5)
Armed Services Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
Related Bills
- HR 116-2500: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
- HR 116-3072: To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide a guarantee of residency for registration of businesses of spouses of members of the uniformed services, to improve occupational license portability for military spouses through interstate compacts, and for other purposes.
- HR 116-2618: To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide a guarantee of residency for registration of businesses of spouses of members of the uniformed services, to improve occupational license portability for military spouses through interstate compacts, and for other purposes.
- S 116-1790: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Business recordsCongressional oversightIntergovernmental relationsLicensing and registrationsMarriage and family statusMilitary personnel and dependentsState and local government operations