United States · Law · S
S. 475 (111th)
Military Spouses Residency Relief Act
Introduced
25 February 2009
Last action
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Status
Became Public Law No: 111-97.
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5 December 2025
Summary
Military Spouses Residency Relief Act - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to prohibit, for purposes of voting for a federal, state, or local office, deeming a person to have lost a residence or domicile in a state, acquired a residence or domicile in any other state, or become a resident in or of any other state solely because the person is absent from a state because the person is accompanying the person's spouse who is absent from the state in compliance with military or naval orders. Prohibits a servicemember's spouse from either losing or acquiring a residence or domicile for purposes of taxation because of being absent or present in any U.S. tax jurisdiction solely to be with the servicemember in compliance with the servicemember's military orders if the residence or domicile is the same for the servicemember and the spouse. Prohibits a spouse's income from being considered income earned in a tax jurisdiction if the spouse is not a resident or domiciliary of such jurisdiction when the spouse is in that jurisdiction solely to be with a servicemember serving under military orders. Suspends land rights residency requirements for spouses accompanying servicemembers serving under military orders.
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13 official files
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Enrolled Bill (PDF)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Public Law (text)
Public Law · EN · 11 November 2009
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 11 November 2009
Public Law
summary · EN · 11 November 2009
Passed House without amendment
summary · EN · 2 November 2009
Engrossed in Senate (text)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 4 August 2009
Engrossed in Senate (PDF)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 4 August 2009
Reported to Senate (text)
Reported to Senate · EN · 15 July 2009
Reported to Senate (PDF)
Reported to Senate · EN · 15 July 2009
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 February 2009
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 25 February 2009
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 25 February 2009
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/475
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/475