3.0.0 270 2023-01-11T13:28:49Z 2023-01-11T13:28:49Z Senate S 2015-01-27 114 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2015-05-13T22:24:57Z Referred to 2015-01-27T23:34:06Z 2015-05-13 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-182. Committee 2015-01-27 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2015-01-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH N G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2015-01-27 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2015-01-27 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2015-01-27 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2015-01-27 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2015-01-27 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2015-01-27 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2015-01-27 True M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2015-01-27 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2015-01-27 True S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2015-01-27 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2015-01-27 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2015-01-27 True H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2015-01-27 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2015-01-27 True P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2015-01-27 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2015-02-02 False M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2015-06-08 False Armed Forces and National Security Marriage and family status Military personnel and dependents Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2015-01-27 Introduced in Senate 2015-02-18T15:43:01Z Charlie Morgan Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act of 2015

Revises the definition of "surviving spouse" for purposes of veterans benefits provisions to eliminate the requirement that the person who was the spouse of a veteran at the time of the veteran's death be a person of the opposite sex.

Considers an individual to be a "spouse" if the marriage of the individual is considered valid under the laws of any state.

]]> Charlie Morgan Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act of 2015 Display Title Charlie Morgan Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Charlie Morgan Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s270is/xml/BILLS-114s270is.xml 2015-05-13 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-182. 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.