MilSpouse Relief Act… what do you think?
I saw this come across the The Military Report over at Military.com
U.S. Representative John Carter (R- Fort Hood) introduced the Military Spouses Residency Relief Act (H.R. 6070) in the House, which would amend the Servicemember’s Civil Relief Act (SCRA). SCRA gives servicemembers the ability to maintain a home of residency, regardless of placement by military orders, which has given servicemembers tax relief and also made a change in driver’s licenses and vehicle registration unnecessary. The bill gives military spouses the same benefits as they relocate with their active-duty spouses.
I personally never really had to worry about the issue with driver’s licenses and vehicle registration due to MN (our state of residence) already having a law similarly to this. I hope that Congress can get off their ‘duff’ and get this voted on, approved and signed by Pres Bush very soon.
Lots of military spouses could use a law like this. I commend Rep Carter for putting together something like this for us Milspouses! We all know how hard we work and sacrifice for our military husbands but its nice to know that others (especially those in Congress) appreciate it too!
So what are your thoughts… sound off!
June 15th, 2008 at 1:06 am
keeping MY MN drivers license has been great… it’s high time this was done and passed. NOW, how about unemployment benefits? If you have to leave your job because your spouse PCSs… you should be allowed unemployment benefits.
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June 17th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
Army Spouses:
HR 6070 will eliminate the hassles and associated fees of moving and protect working spouse income ( if you are moved to a high income tax state) which can reduce income by as much as 10%. This one really will betters our lives.
June 26th, 2008 at 9:02 am
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