On military spouse employment, we need your help. 

Signing this petition is the second best way to assist. It lets our delegates know how many people passionately support military spouse employment.

The best way to support is to call your delegates and tell them to support the Military Spouse Hiring Act. Make an impact and contact your delegates here.

The details:

The federal government has a program meant to financially incentivize employers to hire populations that experience disproportionate barriers to employment - it’s called the Work Opportunity Tax Credit. 

And the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) has helped address barriers to employment for summer youth hires, reintegrated felons, and our nation’s veterans. 

Military spouses face significant barriers to employment. The Military Spouse Hiring Act (H.R. 2974 / S.3909) would expand the WOTC to include military spouses. 

Great news - the legislation is BIPARTISAN with 273 cosponsors in the House of Representatives and 47 cosponsors in the Senate.

But we’re running out of time on the legislative calendar.

If Congress doesn’t act on this legislation before the end of the year - we’ll have to start *all over again* in 2023. 

There are no silver bullet solutions - but if this helps get a military spouse hired, that could be one military family we help put food on the table. 

Military spouses and years of grassroots advocacy have gotten us to this inflection point. Will you help us get this legislation across the finish line? 

Call your congressional delegation members and remind them that this is on their MUST-DO list for 2022. 

Let us help you find your delegate’s contact information so you can call and support.