Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2003

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 108th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

D FrankSponsor

99 cosponsors · 98 D, 1 I

D Matsui MMD Meehan JM

D Carson MFD Frost JHD Hoeffel PK

50 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jun 11, 2003

Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2003 - Entitles domestic partners of Federal employees to benefits available to spouses of Federal employees. Specifies certifications required for benefit eligibility, filing requirements regarding partnership dissolution, and confidentiality requirements. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the tax exemption for employer contributions to accident and health plans to domestic partners under this Act.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2003

Latest action (Jul 2, 2003): Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.

Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 11, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.