Military Residency Choice Act
- Last Action
- 7/25/2017
Actions
- 2017-07-25Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2017-07-24Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2017-07-24On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6170)
- 2017-07-24Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6170)
- 2017-07-24Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6198)
- 2017-07-24At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Walz objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
- 2017-07-24DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 282.
- 2017-07-24Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6170-6171)
- 2017-07-24Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- 2017-07-24Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 177.
- 2017-07-24Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-245.
- 2017-07-24Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-245.
- 2017-07-19Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- 2017-07-19Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 2017-07-12Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
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CRS Summary
As of 2017-07-24 (81)
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Military Residency Choice Act
(Sec. 2) This bill 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.
Cosponsors (11)
- Trent Franks (R-AZ)
- WALTER JONES (R-NC)
- KEN CALVERT (R-CA)
- Daniel Webster (R-FL)
- John Faso (R-NY)
- Stephen Knight (R-CA)
- Scott Taylor (R-VA)
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
- DARRELL ISSA (R-CA)
- John Carter (R-TX)
- Luke Messer (R-IN)
Subjects
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Marriage and family status
- Military personnel and dependents
- Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
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