3.0.0 2834 2023-01-11T13:24:28Z 2023-01-11T13:24:28Z House H HR 2013-07-25 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HOLT:H.R. 2834.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I of the Constitution of the United States[Page H5089]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2013-09-13T19:02:31Z Referred to 2013-07-25T13:01:05Z 2013-09-13 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2013-07-25 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2013-07-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-07-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 N F000455 Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] Marcia Fudge D OH L. 11 2013-07-31 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2013-07-31 False L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2013-07-31 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2013-07-31 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 17 2013-07-31 False Families Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Marriage and family status Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Families

00 2013-07-25 Introduced in House 2013-08-19T19:14:39Z 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.)

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