House Passes Reform of Spouses Residency

The House this week passed “The Military Spouses Residency Relief Act” that amends the Service Members Civil Relief Act (SCRA) to prohibit, for purposes of voting and taxation, a person losing his/her residency in a state because the person is accompanying his/her spouse who is absent from the state in compliance with military orders. The FRA supported legislation will allow spouses to have the same rights as active duty military with regards to legal residency.  The bill will now go to the President to be signed into law.