US HR2618

Bill

Introduced
05/09/2019

In Committee
05/29/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

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. 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.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide a guarantee of residency for spouses of service members when registering a business, and to improve occupational license portability for military spouses through interstate compacts. Specifically, the bill states that a spouse accompanying a service member deployed away from their state of residence shall not be deemed to have lost their residence or domicile in that state, or to have acquired a residence or domicile in another state. The spouse can also elect to use the same residence as the service member, regardless of the date of marriage. Additionally, 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 the burden associated with re-licensing when a service member and their spouse move to another state.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (5)

Jim Banks (R)*, Michael Burgess (R), Steve Chabot (R), Susan Davis (D), Chris Pappas (D),

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. (on 05/29/2019)

Official Document

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2618/all-info

(5 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2618/all-info
BillText	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2618/BILLS-116hr2618ih.pdf
Bill	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2618/BILLS-116hr2618ih.pdf.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
HR2500	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020	Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 512.	Related
HR3072	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.	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.	Same As
HRes758	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 3) to establish a fair price negotiation program, protect the Medicare program from excessive price increases, and establish an out-of-pocket maximum for Medicare part D enrollees, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.B. 5038) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for terms and conditions for nonimmigrant workers performing agricultural labor or services, and for other purposes; and providing for consid	Mr. Nadler moved to table the motion to reconsider	Similar To
S1383	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.	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.	Same As
S1790	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020	Became Public Law No: 116-92. (TXT \| PDF)	Related

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