About the bill
H.R. 282 amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to permit the spouse of a service member to elect to use the same residence as the service member for purposes of taxation and voting, regardless of the date on which the marriage of the spouse and the service member occurred.
Under current law, active duty service members are allowed to maintain one state of legal residence for tax and voting purposes, even when service members receive military orders requiring them to relocate. Under this law, spouses are only granted the same benefit if the service member and spouse have established the same tax residence at the time of their marriage.
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on July 24, 2017 but was never passed by the Senate.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
11 Cosponsors (11 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“House Passes Stefanik Initiative to Support Military Spouses and Families”
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Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY21]
(Sponsor)
on Dec 10, 2018
“House Passes Bill Containing Rep. Calvert Legislation Ensuring Military Reservists Receive Post 9/11 GI Bill Benefits as Intended”
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Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA41]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jul 24, 2017
“Cramer: house ensures va reform with passage of legislation”
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Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]
on Nov 10, 2017
History
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Jan 4, 2017
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Introduced
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Jun 29, 2017
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Considered by Economic Opportunity
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Jul 12, 2017
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Considered by Economic Opportunity
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Jul 19, 2017
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Ordered Reported
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Jul 24, 2017
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Jul 24, 2017
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Reported by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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H.R. 282 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 282. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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