A bill to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of residency, and for other purposes.
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
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. Prohibits a spouse's income from being considered income earned in a tax jurisdiction if the spouse is not a resident or domiciliary of such jurisdiction when the spouse is in that jurisdiction solely to be with a servicemember serving under military orders.
Suspends land rights residency requirements for spouses accompanying servicemembers serving under military orders.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka without amendment. With written report No. 111-46. Supplemental views filed.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 108.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8778; text as passed Senate: CR S8778)
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8778; text as passed Senate: CR S8778)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Mr. Carson (IN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H12145-12147)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 475.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H12145-12146)
Enacted as Public Law 111-97
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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H12145-12146)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Cleared for White House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 111-97.
Became Public Law No: 111-97.