S. 475 · 111th Congress · enacted
Military Spouses Residency Relief Act
Became Public Law No: 111-97.
Latest official action 2009-11-11 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) 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.
Congressional Research Service · 2009-11-11
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Cosponsor
Ron Wyden
Senate · OR · Democratic
$382,070PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Roger F. Wicker
Senate · MS · Republican
$118,700PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard J. Durbin
Senate · IL · Democratic
-$24,800PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
James E. Risch
Senate · ID · Republican
$1,137,421PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Lisa Murkowski
Senate · AK · Republican
$364,300PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Maria Cantwell
Senate · WA · Democratic
-$11,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John Thune
Senate · SD · Republican
$857,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John Barrasso
Senate · WY · Republican
$407,500PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John Cornyn
Senate · TX · Republican
$1,943,978PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jeanne Shaheen
Senate · NH · Democratic
-$12,050PAC receipts · 2025–2026
44 of 44 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
CONOCOPHILLIPS SPIRIT PAC$32,500
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $7,500
John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordMORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$31,250
John Thune · Cosponsor · $21,250
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jeanne Shaheen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC)$30,500
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $2,500
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $7,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $3,500
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $2,500
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$27,500
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $7,500
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$27,500
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $2,500
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $15,000
Jeanne Shaheen · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$25,000
DAKOTA PAC$25,000
THE HAWKEYE PAC$25,000
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTOMORROW IS MEANINGFUL PAC$25,000
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$24,000
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $1,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $7,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $2,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $14,000
Official PAC recordPINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION PAC$23,500
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $7,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $4,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $2,500
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$23,000
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$21,500
Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $3,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $6,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $3,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $3,500
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $2,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordMORGAN STANLEY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$21,500
John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordTEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$21,500
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$21,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeanne Shaheen · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$20,000
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
ARKANSAS FOR LEADERSHIP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARKPAC)$20,000
BEST AT BRINGING ENTREPRENEURIAL RESULTS NEVER IMAGINED OR ENVISIONED PAC$20,000
BIG SKY OPPORTUNITY PAC$20,000
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$20,000
BUILDING UP DEMOCRACY'S DREAM$20,000
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$20,000
GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
HEARTLAND VALUES PAC$20,000
IN THE ARENA PAC$20,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Barrasso · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordLETS GET TO WORK PAC$20,000
NEBRASKA SANDHILLS PAC$20,000
OORAH! POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
PENNSYLVANIA HONOR$20,000
RESPONSIBILITY AND FREEDOM WORK PAC (RFWPAC)$20,000
STRATEGY PAC$20,000
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $2,500
John Thune · Cosponsor · $10,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordTOGETHER HOLDING OUR MAJORITY PAC$20,000
UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$20,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Thune · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Cornyn · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordWILD AND WONDERFUL PAC$20,000
WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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Measured outcome: not established
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