3.0.0 2379 2023-01-11T13:40:27Z 2023-01-11T13:40:27Z Senate S 2018-02-06 115 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Standing ssas17 Personnel Subcommittee Hearings by 2018-02-14T20:00:34Z Referred to 2018-02-06T19:49:35Z More for Veterans Act 115 3319 HR 2017-08-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Related bill CRS Military Spouse Employment Act of 2018 115 5125 HR 2018-02-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Identical bill CRS 2018-02-14 ssas17 Personnel Subcommittee Senate Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel. Hearings held. Committee 2018-02-06 ssas00 Armed Services Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1247-1248) IntroReferral 2018-02-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. N G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2018-02-06 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2018-02-06 True P000612 Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA] David Perdue R GA Alfred 2018-02-14 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2018-05-21 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2018-05-21 False T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2018-05-22 False Armed Forces and National Security Armed Forces and National Security 00 2018-02-06 Introduced in Senate 2019-05-07T19:25:29Z Military Spouse Employment Act of 2018

This bill expands authorities, programs, services, and benefits for military spouses and their families. Specifically, the bill:

  • expands the authority for noncompetitive appointments of military spouses by federal agencies to include spouses of active duty military personnel or disabled or deceased personnel,
  • requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to ensure that military spouses are aware of the My Career Advancement Account program and their eligibility to participate in it,
  • facilitates child care services for military families,
  • expands the period of availability of the Military OneSource Program for retired and discharged members of the Armed Forces and their immediate families, and
  • provides transition assistance for military spouses.

DOD must report to Congress on:

  • methods to increase its participation in defense contracts that provide employment for military spouses;
  • public-private partnerships to support and enhance the health, safety, welfare, and morale of military families;
  • small businesses activities of military spouses on military installations; and
  • an assessment of the effects of frequent changes of duty stations on employment stability of military spouses.
]]> Military Spouse Employment Act of 2018 Display Title Military Spouse Employment Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve and expand authorities, programs, services, and benefits for military spouses and military families, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Military Spouse Employment Act of 2018 Introduced in Senate 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2379is/xml/BILLS-115s2379is.xml 2018-02-14 Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel. Hearings held. text/xml EN 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.