3.0.0 2521 2023-01-11T13:15:24Z 2023-01-11T13:15:24Z Senate S S 2007-12-19 110 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2008-09-24T16:32:52Z Referred to 2007-12-19T20:29:49Z Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2007 110 4838 HR 2008-02-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Identical bill CRS 2008-09-24 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. Committee 2007-12-19 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S16008-16009) IntroReferral 2007-12-19 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S16008) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-12-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. N S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. 2007-12-19 True A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2007-12-19 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2007-12-19 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2007-12-19 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2007-12-19 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2007-12-19 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2007-12-19 True D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN 2007-12-19 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2007-12-19 True F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2007-12-19 True K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2007-12-19 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2007-12-19 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2007-12-19 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2007-12-19 True L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2007-12-19 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2007-12-19 True O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2007-12-19 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2007-12-19 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2007-12-19 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2007-12-19 True M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2008-01-30 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2008-04-03 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2008-12-08 False Government Operations and Politics Civil service retirement Domestic partners Families Family leave Federal employees Finance and Financial Sector Government employees' health insurance Government employees' life insurance Health Labor and Employment Leave of absence Long-term care insurance Sick leave Workers' compensation Government Operations and Politics 00 2007-12-19 Introduced in Senate 2008-03-26T20:03:44Z Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2007 - Provides that a federal employee and his or her domestic partner shall be entitled to benefits available to, and shall be subject to obligations imposed upon, a married federal employee and his or her spouse.

Defines "domestic partner" to mean an adult unmarried person living with another adult unmarried person of the same sex in a committed, intimate relationship. Defines "benefits" to include federal health insurance and enhanced dental and vision benefits, retirement and disability benefits, family, medical, and emergency leave, group life insurance, long-term care insurance, compensation for work injuries, and benefits for disability, death, or captivity. Excludes members of the uniformed services from the definition of "employee."

Sets forth requirements for filing: (1) an affidavit of eligibility as such a domestic partner, which shall include a certification that the employee and the domestic partner are each other's sole domestic partners and intend to remain so indefinitely; and (2) a statement upon dissolution of such a domestic partnership.

]]> Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2007 Display Title Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees. Introduced in Senate 2007-12-19T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2521is/xml/BILLS-110s2521is.xml 2008-09-24 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.