S. 1027 · 119th Congress

Adds military spouses to the tax credit for hiring workers from targeted groups

Official title: Military Spouse Hiring Act1

Never got a floor voteBusiness tax breaks

§1What it does

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This bill would let employers claim the Work Opportunity Tax Credit, a tax credit for hiring people from certain targeted groups such as veterans, when they hire military spouses.2,3 A qualified military spouse would be anyone a state workforce agency certifies as the spouse of a member of the armed forces on the date of hire.2,3

§2Status

StatusLatest action, March 13, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.1
IntroducedMarch 13, 2025
SponsorSen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Cosponsors39 cosponsors (20 Republican, 17 Democratic, 2 independent)
Official recordS. 1027 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 13, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.1 How bills die without a vote.

2026 candidates who sponsored or cosponsored it (10)