3.0.0 1598 2023-01-11T13:28:02Z 2023-01-11T13:28:02Z House HR 2015-03-25 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 25, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. TITUS:H.R. 1598.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution,and Section 5 of Amendment XIV to the Constitution.[Page H2033]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2015-04-07T18:05:20Z Referred to 2015-03-25T14:01:25Z SERVICE Act 114 6062 HR 2016-10-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Related bill CRS 2015-04-07 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2015-03-25 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2015-03-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-03-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress 2015-03-24 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1858) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress T000468 Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] Dina Titus D NV 1 N C001077 Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] Mike Coffman R CO 6 2015-03-25 True C001107 Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] Carlos Curbelo R FL 26 2015-03-25 True H001051 Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22] Richard Hanna R NY L. 22 2015-03-25 True J000296 Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13] David Jolly R FL W. 13 2015-03-25 True R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 27 2015-03-25 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] JOHN CONYERS D MI 13 2015-03-25 True O000170 Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] Beto O'Rourke D TX 16 2015-03-25 True S000510 Rep. 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[D-WA-1] Suzan DelBene D WA K. 1 2015-04-16 False D000613 Rep. Dold, Robert J. [R-IL-10] Robert Dold R IL J. 10 2015-04-23 False R000599 Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] Raul Ruiz D CA 36 2015-04-23 False C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 2015-04-28 False M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2015-04-28 False L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 2015-04-30 False H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] Brian Higgins D NY 26 2015-05-19 False S001165 Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] Albio Sires D NJ 8 2015-05-19 False K000385 Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] Robin Kelly D IL L. 2 2015-05-19 False S001193 Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] Eric Swalwell D CA 15 2015-05-19 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2015-05-21 False M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2015-06-03 False P000593 Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] Ed Perlmutter D CO 7 2015-06-10 False D000623 Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] Mark DeSaulnier D CA 11 2015-06-10 False H001055 Rep. Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] Joseph Heck R NV J. 3 2015-06-18 False M001185 Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] Sean Maloney D NY Patrick 18 2015-06-24 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2015-07-07 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 17 2015-07-14 False L000480 Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] NITA LOWEY D NY M. 17 2015-07-20 False D000604 Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] Charles Dent R PA W. 15 2015-09-18 False L000554 Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] FRANK LOBIONDO R NJ A. 2 2015-12-09 False N000188 Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] Donald Norcross D NJ 1 2016-03-02 False A000370 Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] Alma Adams D NC S. 12 2016-09-07 False S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 25 2016-11-15 False Armed Forces and National Security Marriage and family status Military personnel and dependents Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2015-03-25 Introduced in House 2015-05-08T20:25:43Z Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act

This bill amends the definition of "spouse" for purposes of veterans' benefits to require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to recognize a marriage based on the law of the state where the marriage occurred.

When a marriage occurs outside a state, the VA shall recognize it if the marriage is lawful in the place where it occurs and could have been entered into under the laws of any state.

]]> Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act Display Title Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to amend the definition of the term "spouse" to recognize new State definitions of such term for the purpose of the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act Introduced in House 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1598ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1598ih.xml 2015-04-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. 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.