HR 6070 · 110th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Military Spouses Residency Relief Act

Introduced 2008-05-15· Sponsored by Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .(2008-06-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Military Spouses Residency Relief Act - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to prohibit, for purposes of voting for a federal, state, or local office, deeming a person to have lost a residence or domicile in a state, acquired a residence or domicile in any other state, or become a resident in or of any other state solely because the person is absent from a state because the person is accompanying the person's spouse who is absent from the state in compliance with military or naval orders. Prohibits a servicemember's spouse from either losing or acquiring a residence or domicile for purposes of taxation because of being absent or present in any U.S. tax jurisdiction solely to be with the servicemember in compliance with the servicemember's military orders if the residence or domicile is the same for the servicemember and the spouse.…

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Cosponsors (20)

1 Democrat19 Republicans