US Congress House Bill 2834 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on July 25 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-09-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Federal Benefits Equality Act - Declares that, in determining the meaning of any Act of Congress: (1) "marriage" includes a marriage, domestic partnership, civil union, or any other similar legal union between two individuals that is recognized by a state, the District of Columbia, a territory or possession of the United States, or a federally recognized Indian tribe; and (2) "spouse" refers to either member of such a legal union. (Currently, "marriage" is defined only as a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, while "spouse" refers only to a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or wife.)

Federal Benefits Equality Act

Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-09-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2013-07-25	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2834/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr2834/BILLS-113hr2834ih.pdf