H.R. 2033

Summary

H.R. 2033, the Military Spouse Hiring Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 11, 2025 by Rep. Don Beyer (D) with 128 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Mar 11, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 2033 has 128 co-sponsors.

119 HR 2033 IH: Military Spouse Hiring Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-11
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2033  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 11, 2025   Mr. Beyer  (for himself,  Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania ,  Mr. Panetta ,  Mr. Carter of Texas ,  Mr. Connolly ,  Mr. Larson of Connecticut ,  Mr. McGovern ,  Ms. Jacobs ,  Mr. Fleischmann ,  Mr. Casten ,  Ms. Pingree ,  Mrs. Bice ,  Ms. Chu ,  Mrs. McBath ,  Ms. Brownley ,  Mr. Costa , and  Ms. Norton ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    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.
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(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.
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(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.

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

Sponsors

Rep. Don Beyer (D) sponsors H.R. 2033, and 128 members have co-sponsored it, 16 of them from the day it was introduced.

Don Beyer

Rep. · D–VA-8 · Sponsor

Introduced Mar 11, 2025

Eleanor Norton

Rep. · D–DC-0 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 11, 2025 · Original

Stephanie Bice

Rep. · R–OK-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 11, 2025 · Original

Julia Brownley

Rep. · D–CA-26 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 11, 2025 · Original

John Carter

Rep. · R–TX-31 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 11, 2025 · Original

Sean Casten

Rep. · D–IL-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 11, 2025 · Original

Judy Chu

Rep. · D–CA-28 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 11, 2025 · Original

Gerald Connolly

Rep. · D–VA-11 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 11, 2025 · Original

Jim Costa

Rep. · D–CA-21 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 11, 2025 · Original

Charles Fleischmann

Rep. · R–TN-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 11, 2025 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 2033 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means

Ways and Means

Referred To · Mar 11, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2033 has taken 2 actions since Mar 11, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 2033 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

4 bills are related to H.R. 2033.

HR 6039Commonsense Legislating ActNov 20, 2025 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. · Related billHR 6231Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit ActNov 20, 2025 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · Related billS 1027Military Spouse Hiring ActMar 13, 2025 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. · Identical billS 3265Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit ActNov 20, 2025 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. · Related bill

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Titles

H.R. 2033 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Military Spouse Hiring Act — Display Title
• Military Spouse Hiring Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• 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

5 clients hired 5 firms and 23 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2033 in 25 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, Homeland Security, Budget/Appropriations, Banking, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 23.

Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2033 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2033’s is Taxation.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2033, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 11, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BEYER:H.R. 2033.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H1151]

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