S. 596 · 118th Congress

Adds military spouses to the groups covered by the Work Opportunity Tax Credit

Official title: Military Spouse Hiring Act1

Never got a floor voteBusiness tax breaks

§1What it does

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This bill would expand the Work Opportunity Tax Credit, which lets employers claim a tax credit for part of the wages they pay to workers from certain groups such as qualified veterans, to cover hiring military spouses.2,3 A qualifying military spouse is anyone certified by the designated local agency as the spouse of a member of the armed forces on the day they are hired.3

§2Status

StatusLatest action, March 1, 2023: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S570)1
IntroducedMarch 1, 2023
SponsorSen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Cosponsors49 cosponsors (15 Republican, 31 Democratic, 3 independent)
Official recordS. 596 on Congress.gov

§3It never got a vote

Why this matters: This bill had wide support from both parties, but it never reached the House or Senate floor, so no member of Congress was ever recorded voting for or against it.

Latest action, March 1, 2023: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S570)1 How bills die without a vote.

2026 candidates who sponsored or cosponsored it (10)