H.R. 5683 · 114th Congress
Lift the Relocation Burden from Military Spouses Act
Key: what the circles and colors mean
Each circle is a bill. The ring fills as it moves through Congress:
Under the number: the Yea · Nay count of its final (or latest) recorded vote. On a member's page, the small badge is how that member voted: Y Yea / Aye, N Nay / No, P Present, – Not voting.
Gold and violet are only for Yea and Nay; they never mean a party. A member's party is the letter on their photo.
Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 114th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.
R
StefanikSponsor29 cosponsors · 12 D, 17 R
D
Ashford
SB
D
Bishop
RB
R
Bishop
PC
R
Cook
BC
R
Comstock
CC
R
Curbelo
CG
R
Gibson
WJ
R
Jones
MK
D
Kaptur
GM
D
Meng
BO
D
O’Rourke
MR
R
Roby
MV
D
Veasey
RW
R
Wittman
JM
R
Miller
PR
R
Roe
SM
D
Moulton
JD
R
Denham
JF
R
Forbes
TW
D
Walz
PK
R
King
KC
R
Cramer
PO
R
Olson
BR
D
Rush
TM
R
MacArthur
CR
D
Ruppersberger
JH
D
Himes
JH
R
Heck
JD
D
Delaney14 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
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.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 7, 2016
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Lift the Relocation Burden from Military Spouses Act
Latest action (Aug 11, 2016): Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 7, 2016
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.