Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2006

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 109th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

D LiebermanSponsor

16 cosponsors · 13 D, 2 R, 1 I

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

Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2006 - Entitles federal employees and their domestic partners to benefits available to federal married employees and their spouses. Specifies certifications required for benefit eligibility, filing requirements regarding partnership dissolution, and confidentiality requirements.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Sep 27, 2006

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 2006

Latest action (Sep 27, 2006): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Sep 27, 2006

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

No recorded floor vote found.