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S. 1027

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 1027, the Military Spouse Hiring Act, was introduced in the Senate on Mar 13, 2025 by Sen. Tim Kaine (D) with 39 co-sponsors. It was referred to Finance, and last saw action on Mar 13, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Record

Text

S. 1027 has 39 co-sponsors.

sb1027/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S1027 IS: Military Spouse Hiring Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-03-13
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 1027  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   March 13, 2025   Mr. Kaine  (for himself,  Mr. Boozman ,  Ms. Hassan ,  Mr. Rounds ,  Mrs. Shaheen ,  Mr. Hoeven ,  Mr. Blumenthal ,  Mr. Scott of Florida ,  Mr. Warner ,  Mr. Cramer ,  Ms. Cortez Masto ,  Ms. Murkowski ,  Mr. Hickenlooper ,  Mr. Moran , and  Mr. Cotton ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Finance    A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Military Spouse Hiring Act  .
2.
Eligibility of spouses of military personnel for the work opportunity credit
(a)
In general
Paragraph (1) of  section 51(d)  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking  or  at the end of subparagraph (I), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (J) and inserting  , or , and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(K)
a qualified military spouse.
 .
(b)
Qualified military spouse
Subsection (d) of section 51 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(16)
Qualified military spouse
The term  qualified military spouse  means any individual who is certified by the designated local agency as being (as of the hiring date) a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States.
 .
(c)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of this Act to individuals who begin work for the employer after such date.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-03-13
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit.

Sponsors

Sen. Tim Kaine (D) sponsors S. 1027, and 39 members have co-sponsored it, 14 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 1027 went before 1 committee: Finance.

Finance
Finance
Referred To · Mar 13, 2025 · 902 Bills

Actions

S. 1027 has taken 2 actions since Mar 13, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 13, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Finance Committee
Mar 13, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 1027 has not gone to a roll call.

4 bills are related to S. 1027.

Titles

S. 1027 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Military Spouse Hiring Act — Display Title
  • Military Spouse Hiring Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

7 clients hired 7 firms and 40 registered lobbyists who named S. 1027 in 27 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Veterans, Defense, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Budget/Appropriations, Homeland Security, Transportation, Banking, Copyright/Patent/Trademark.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICASteven Strobridge, Col, Delisted for 04/26/2013 Rene Campos, CDR, Delisted for 06/17/2013Virginia17—
FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION—Virginia16—
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS—District of Columbia15—
UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia15—
IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS OF AMERICA INC—New York12—
ALLEGIS, REDWOOD, MAXIM PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLCWorkforce ManagementMaryland11$50K
ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, (INC.)—Virginia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA17—
FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION16—
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS15—
UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION15—
IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC.12—
ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, (INC.)11—
THEGROUP DC, LLC11$50K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 40.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
APRIL VOGEL117
BRENDEN MCMAHON117
BRIAN KELLY117
JAMES O'BRIEN117
JENNIFER GOODALE117
KAREN RUEDISUELI117
RENE CAMPOS117
TERRY WATERS117
THEODOSIUS LAWSON116
ALEXANDRA ROSEN115
DANIEL HILTON115
DARRIN ROTH115
ERIN MARTINKO115
HENRY HANSCOM115
JONATHAN EISEN115
JULIA CONVERTINI115
LARICKE BLANCHARD115
MIKE MATOUSEK115
NATHAN MEHRENS115
SARAH NICHOLSON115

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAMILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2025 second_quarter$865.3K2nd Quarter - Report
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAMILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$854.4K2nd Quarter - Report
UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATIONUNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$780K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONSAMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS2025 second_quarter$740K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONSAMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS2025 first_quarter$720K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONSAMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS2026 first_quarter$620K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONSAMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS2025 third_quarter$620K3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONSAMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS2025 fourth_quarter$560K4th Quarter - Report
UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATIONUNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$550K4th Quarter - Report
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAMILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2025 first_quarter$489.8K1st Quarter - Amendme…
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAMILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2025 first_quarter$489.8K1st Quarter - Report
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAMILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$481.6K1st Quarter - Report
UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATIONUNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$460K2nd Quarter - Report
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAMILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$446K4th Quarter - Report
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAMILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$423K3rd Quarter - Report
UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATIONUNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$380K3rd Quarter - Report
UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATIONUNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$340K2nd Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, (INC.)ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, (INC.)2026 second_quarter$123.7K2nd Quarter - Report
FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATIONFLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$120K2nd Quarter - Report
IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS OF AMERICA INCIRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC.2026 second_quarter$120K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1027 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1027’s is Taxation.

s1027/policy-areas.txt
TaxationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com