3.0.0 2421 2023-01-11T13:36:47Z 2023-01-11T13:36:47Z House HR 2017-05-11 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 82 (Thursday, May 11, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. TITUS:H.R. 2421.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 H4190]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Referred to 2017-05-11T14:16:47Z Referred to 2017-05-11T18:03:10Z 2017-05-11 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-05-11 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. Committee 2017-05-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-05-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000468 Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] Dina Titus D NV 1 N C001090 Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] Matt Cartwright D PA 17 2017-05-11 True C001107 Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] Carlos Curbelo R FL 26 2017-05-11 True D000617 Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] Suzan DelBene D WA K. 1 2017-05-11 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2017-05-11 True K000385 Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] Robin Kelly D IL L. 2 2017-05-11 True L000579 Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] Alan Lowenthal D CA S. 47 2017-05-11 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2017-05-11 True O000170 Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] Beto O'Rourke D TX 16 2017-05-11 True S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 25 2017-05-11 True T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 2017-05-11 True W000799 Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Timothy Walz D MN J. 1 2017-05-11 True S001193 Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] Eric Swalwell D CA 15 2017-05-11 True R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2017-05-11 True T000465 Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] Niki Tsongas D MA 3 2017-05-11 True C001101 Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] Katherine Clark D MA M. 5 2017-05-11 True P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2017-05-11 True C001077 Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] Mike Coffman R CO 6 2017-05-11 True L000480 Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] NITA LOWEY D NY M. 17 2017-05-11 True P000593 Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] Ed Perlmutter D CO 7 2017-05-11 True P000608 Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52] Scott Peters D CA H. 52 2017-05-11 True D000604 Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] Charles Dent R PA W. 15 2017-05-17 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2017-05-17 False D000624 Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] Debbie Dingell D MI 12 2017-05-17 False E000293 Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5] Elizabeth Esty D CT H. 5 2017-05-17 False R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] TIM RYAN D OH 13 2017-06-08 False P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2017-06-08 False H001064 Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] Denny Heck D WA 10 2017-06-08 False O000171 Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] Tom O'Halleran D AZ 1 2017-06-15 False S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 15 2017-06-15 False M001185 Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] Sean Maloney D NY Patrick 18 2017-09-05 False G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 2017-11-01 False W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 23 2017-12-01 False R000599 Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] Raul Ruiz D CA 36 2017-12-07 False S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 2018-02-07 False W000822 Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 2018-03-05 False K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 2018-06-05 False C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2018-07-17 False G000574 Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] Ruben Gallego D AZ 7 2018-07-23 False S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 2018-07-31 False Armed Forces and National Security Marriage and family status Military personnel and dependents Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-05-11 Introduced in House 2017-05-20T15:29:43Z 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, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act Introduced in House 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr2421ih/xml/BILLS-115hr2421ih.xml 2017-05-11 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' 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.