3.0.0 6046 2021-04-19T19:39:29Z 2021-04-19T19:39:29Z House H HR 2012-06-27 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SMITH of Washington:H.R. 6046.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this bill rests isthe power of Congress ``to make Rules for the Government andRegulation of the land and naval Forces'' as enumerated inArticle I, section 8 of the United States Constitution and inpursuit of the Equal Protection Clause found in section 1 ofthe Fourteenth Amendment.____________________[Page H4157]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2012-07-19T21:14:49Z Referred to 2012-06-27T14:02:25Z hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2012-06-27T14:02:30Z 2012-07-19 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2012-06-27 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2012-06-27 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2012-06-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-06-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 N F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2012-06-27 True D000598 Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] SUSAN DAVIS D CA A. 53 2012-06-27 True B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] ROBERT BRADY D PA A. 1 2012-06-27 True A000210 Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] ROBERT ANDREWS D NJ E. 1 2012-06-27 True L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 2012-06-27 True L000560 Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] RICK LARSEN D WA 2 2012-06-27 True T000465 Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-5] Niki Tsongas D MA 5 2012-06-27 True P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2012-06-27 True R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-17] TIM RYAN D OH 17 2012-06-27 True J000288 Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] Henry Johnson D GA C. "Hank" 4 2012-06-27 True H001050 Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen W. [D-HI-1] Colleen Hanabusa D HI W. 1 2012-06-27 True S001175 Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-12] Jackie Speier D CA 12 2012-06-27 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2012-07-11 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2012-07-11 False C001069 Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] Joe Courtney D CT 2 2012-07-11 False H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2012-07-11 False M000725 Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] GEORGE MILLER D CA 7 2012-07-11 False D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-19] Theodore Deutch D FL E. 19 2012-07-11 False C001037 Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] MICHAEL CAPUANO D MA E. 8 2012-07-13 False C001060 Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] Russ Carnahan D MO 3 2012-07-13 False F000030 Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17] SAM FARR D CA 17 2012-07-13 False L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2012-07-13 False S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2012-07-13 False M001154 Rep. Miller, Brad [D-NC-13] Brad Miller D NC 13 2012-07-17 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2012-07-24 False M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2012-07-24 False A000022 Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] GARY ACKERMAN D NY L. 5 2012-07-24 False C001036 Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] LOIS CAPPS D CA 23 2012-09-10 False R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 2012-09-12 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 14 2012-09-12 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 23 2012-09-21 False C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-32] Judy Chu D CA 32 2012-10-12 False C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2012-10-26 False Armed Forces and National Security Marriage and family status Military personnel and dependents Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security

00 2012-06-27 Introduced in House 2012-10-12T16:56:20Z Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act of 2012 - Considers a person a spouse, for purposes of military personnel policies and military and veterans' benefits, if the marriage of the individual is valid in the state in which the marriage was entered into or, in the case of a marriage entered into outside any state, if the marriage is valid in the place in which the marriage was entered into and the marriage could have been entered into in a state. Includes as a state the District of Columbia, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, and U.S. territories and possessions.

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Short Titles as Introduced Display Title Official Title as Introduced Introduced in House 2012-06-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr6046ih/xml/BILLS-112hr6046ih.xml 2012-07-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. 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.