Senate Bill 4337
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Military Spouse Employment Act
Active
Passed Senate on Nov 30, 2022
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
4337
Congress
117
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
checkPassed on November 30, 2022
Status
Passed
Type
Unanimous Consent
Unanimous Consent
A senator may request unanimous consent on the floor to set aside a specified rule of procedure so as to expedite proceedings. If no Senator objects, the Senate permits the action, but if any one senator objects, the request is rejected. Unanimous consent requests with only immediate effects are routinely granted, but ones affecting the floor schedule, the conditions of considering a bill or other business, or the rights of other senators, are normally not offered, or a floor leader will object to it, until all senators concerned have had an opportunity to inform the leaders that they find it acceptable.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Summary
Military Spouse Employment Act
This bill authorizes federal agencies to make noncompetitive appointments of spouses of members of the Armed Forces on active duty, or spouses of disabled or deceased members of the Armed Forces, to positions in which the spouses engage in remote work.
November 30, 2022
October 18, 2022
May 26, 2022
12/01/2022
Held at the desk.
12/01/2022
Received in the House.
12/01/2022
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
11/30/2022
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6911-6912; text: CR S6911)
11/30/2022
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
10/18/2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 528.
10/18/2022
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters under authority of the order of the Senate of 10/14/2022 with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 117-178.
08/03/2022
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
05/26/2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
05/26/2022
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 9, 2023 9:28:54 PM