US HB4609 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 101-0)
Status: Introduced on April 24 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-05-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Social Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Social Security Equality Act of 2012 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to authorize the treatment of permanent partnerships between individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of determining entitlement to OASDI benefits.

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Title

Social Security Equality Act of 2012

Sponsors

Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]Rep. Gary Ackerman [D-NY]Rep. Joe Baca [D-CA]Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]
Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV]Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA]Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]
Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]Rep. Hansen Clarke [D-MI]Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]
Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]
Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]
Rep. Sam Farr [D-CA]Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA]Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI]Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]Rep. James Himes [D-CT]Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]
Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]
Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]Rep. William Keating [D-MA]Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]
Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]
Rep. George Miller [D-CA]Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]Rep. James Moran [D-VA]Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. John Olver [D-MA]Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]
Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]
Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]Rep. Laura Richardson [D-CA]
Rep. Steven Rothman [D-NJ]Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D-CA]
Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA]Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D-PA]
Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]
Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]
Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]Rep. Henry Waxman [D-CA]Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]
Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]

History

DateChamberAction
2012-05-02HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
2012-04-24HouseReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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