Military Spouse Licensing Relief Act of 2021

Summary

Military Spouse Licensing Relief Act of 2021 This bill provides for the portability of professional licenses of service members and their spouses who are relocated, because of military orders, outside of the jurisdiction that issued the license. Specifically, a professional license in good standing of a service member or spouse shall be considered valid at a similar scope of practice and in the discipline applied for in the new jurisdiction for the duration of such military orders. To establish and maintain eligibility, a service member or spouse must (1) provide a copy of the military orders to the licensing authority in the new jurisdiction; (2) remain in good standing with the licensing authority that issued the license; and (3) submit to the authority of the licensing authority in the new jurisdiction for the purposes of standards of practice, discipline, and fulfillment of any continuing education requirements. The bill also provides that if a service member or spouse is licensed to operate in multiple jurisdictions through an interstate licensure compact, the service member or spouse is subject to the requirements of the compact or the applicable provisions of the state law rather than the provisions of this bill.

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Timeline

1. 13 April 2021

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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2. 13 April 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 13 April 2021 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Mike Lee · R · Sponsor
• John Barrasso · R · Sponsor
• Thomas Tillis · R · Sponsor
• Cindy Hyde-Smith · R · Sponsor
• Tom Cotton · R · Sponsor
• Steve Daines · R · Sponsor
• Marsha Blackburn · R · Sponsor
• John Boozman · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
• Kevin Cramer · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
• Rand Paul · R · Sponsor
• John Thune · R · Sponsor
• Lisa Murkowski · R · Sponsor
• Cynthia Lummis · R · Sponsor
• John Hoeven · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Romney, Mitt [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• Ted Cruz · R · Sponsor
• Jerry Moran · R · Sponsor
• Roger Wicker · R · Sponsor
• Joni Ernst · R · Sponsor
• James Risch · R · Sponsor
• James Lankford · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] · R · Cosponsor
• Dan Sullivan · R · Cosponsor
• Mike Crapo · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] · D · Cosponsor
• Jon Ossoff · D · Cosponsor
• · ssas00 · Standing

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