S 4337 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Military Spouse Employment Act

Summary

Military Spouse Employment Act This bill authorizes federal agencies to make noncompetitive appointments of spouses of members of the Armed Forces on active duty, or spouses of disabled or deceased members of the Armed Forces, to positions in which the spouses engage in remote work.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2022

Committee Review

Oct 2022

Senate Passage

Nov 2022

House Passage

President

Introduced May 26, 2022 Last action Dec 1, 2022

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Committee

Nov 30, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6911-6912; text: CR S6911)

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Nov 30, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

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Oct 18, 2022

Upper · Passed

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters under authority of the order of the Senate of 10/14/2022 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-178.

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Aug 3, 2022

Upper · Passed

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

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May 26, 2022

Committee

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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May 26, 2022

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

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1 primary · 3 co-sponsors