United States 117th Congress Status: Passed Senate 1 R cosponsors

S 4337 — Military Spouse Employment Act

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This bill died with 117th Congress. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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What changed in the latest version

7 added · 63 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of the bill adds a section indicating its passage in the Senate. It removes sections that included the bill's short title and detailed provisions regarding the appointment of military spouses, including the specific amendments to Section 3330d of title 5, United States Code. This matters because it reflects a change in the legislative process, moving from the committee stage to a point of approval in the Senate without retaining those initial details.

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4337 Reported in Senate (RS)] <DOC> Calendar No.
4337 Engrossed in Senate (ES)] <DOC> 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S.
528 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S.
4337 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize the appointment of spouses of members of the Armed Forces who are on active duty, disabled, or deceased to positions in which the spouses will work remotely.
4337 [Report No.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1.
117-178] To amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize the appointment of spouses of members of the Armed Forces who are on active duty, disabled, or deceased to positions in which the spouses will work remotely.
_______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 26, 2022 Mr.
Lankford (for himself, Mr.
King, Mr.
Inhofe, and Ms.
Sinema) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs October 18, 2022 Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of October 14, 2022, by Mr.
Peters, with an amendment [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize the appointment of spouses of members of the Armed Forces who are on active duty, disabled, or deceased to positions in which the spouses will work remotely.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, <DELETED>SECTION 1.
SHORT TITLE.</DELETED> <DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Military Spouse Employment Act''.</DELETED> <DELETED>SEC.
2.
APPOINTMENT OF MILITARY SPOUSES.</DELETED> <DELETED> Section 3330d of title 5, United States Code, is amended-- </DELETED> <DELETED> (1) in subsection (a)--</DELETED> <DELETED> (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4);
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(3) The term `remote work' refers to a work flexibility arrangement under which an employee--</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(A) is not expected to physically report to the location from which the employee would otherwise work, considering the position of the employee;
and</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(B) performs the duties and responsibilities of such employee's position, and other authorized activities, from an approved worksite-- </DELETED> <DELETED> ``(i) other than the location from which the employee would otherwise work;</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(ii) that may be inside or outside the local commuting area of the location from which the employee would otherwise work;
and</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(iii) that is typically the residence of the employee.'';</DELETED> <DELETED> (2) in subsection (b)--</DELETED> <DELETED> (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or'' at the end;</DELETED> <DELETED> (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``;
or'';
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (C) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(3) a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who is on active duty, or a spouse of a disabled or deceased member of the Armed Forces, to a position in which that individual will engage in remote work.'';
and</DELETED> <DELETED> (3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``subsection (a)(3)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)(4)''.</DELETED> SECTION 1.
Calendar No.
Passed the Senate November 30 (legislative day, November 29), 2022.
528 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S.
Attest:
4337 [Report No.
Secretary.
117-178] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize the appointment of spouses of members of the Armed Forces who are on active duty, disabled, or deceased to positions in which the spouses will work remotely.
117th CONGRESS 2d Session S.
_______________________________________________________________________ October 18, 2022 Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of October 14, 2022, with an amendment
4337 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize the appointment of spouses of members of the Armed Forces who are on active duty, disabled, or deceased to positions in which the spouses will work remotely.
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Action History

  1. Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  2. Received in the House.

  3. Held at the desk.

  4. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

  5. Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6911-6912; text: CR S6911)

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 528.

  9. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  10. Introduced in Senate

  11. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

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Who sponsors S 4337?
S 4337 is sponsored by Lankford, James (Republican).
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This bill died with 117th Congress. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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