3.0.0 1030 2022-11-01T15:32:53Z 2022-11-01T15:32:53Z House HR 2019-02-06 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 6, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. TITUS:H.R. 1030.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution,specifically Clause 1 (relating to providing for the commondefense and general welfare of the United States) and Section5 of Amendment XIV to the Constitution.[Page H1393]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Hearings by 2019-10-22T19:38:31Z Referred to 2019-03-01T16:30:35Z Referred to 2019-02-06T15:05:20Z 2019-10-22 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2019-03-01 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2019-02-06 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2019-02-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-02-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000468 Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] Dina Titus D NV 1 N D000624 Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] Debbie Dingell D MI 12 2019-02-06 True F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2019-02-06 True G000571 Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] Tulsi Gabbard D HI 2 2019-02-06 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2019-02-06 True H001080 Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] Debra Haaland D NM A. 1 2019-02-06 True H001038 Rep. 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Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8] Elissa Slotkin D MI 8 2019-05-01 False L000570 Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] Ben Lujan D NM R. 3 2019-05-03 False C001121 Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] Jason Crow D CO 6 2019-05-03 False S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2019-05-10 False D000617 Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] Suzan DelBene D WA K. 1 2019-05-15 False C001112 Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] Salud Carbajal D CA O. 24 2019-06-04 False C001066 Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] Kathy Castor D FL 14 2019-08-02 False C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2019-10-01 False P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2019-10-16 False U000040 Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] Lauren Underwood D IL 14 2019-10-21 False K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2019-10-22 False R000486 Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD D CA 40 2019-10-28 False Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2020-01-24 False Armed Forces and National Security Marriage and family status Military personnel and dependents Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-02-06 Introduced in House 2020-05-22T14:50:54Z 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.

The bill also amends the definitions of spouse and surviving spouse to remove the requirement that the spouse be of the opposite sex.

]]> 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 Title(s) as Introduced Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1030ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1030ih.xml 2019-10-22 Subcommittee Hearings Held. 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.