# 117-hr-7840: To make permanent the authority to reimburse members for spouse relicensing costs pursuant to a permanent change of station.

117-hr-7840, To make permanent the authority to reimburse members for spouse relicensing costs pursuant to a permanent change of station., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA); status Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7840
- Congress: 117
- Title: To make permanent the authority to reimburse members for spouse relicensing costs pursuant to a permanent change of station.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced: 2022-05-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill makes permanent the authority for the military departments to reimburse a member of the uniformed services for qualified relicensing costs for the profession of the spouse of the member when the member is reassigned and the movement of the member's dependents is authorized at the expense of the United States. Under current law, such reimbursement may not exceed $1,000 in connection with each reassignment.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2022-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2022-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2022-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2022-05-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2022-06-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-4] (D-CA), 2022-11-30T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7840 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7840)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7840 (as of 2025-11-18).