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H.R. 4838 · 110th Congress

Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2007

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90 cosponsors · 88 D, 2 R
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38 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2007 - Provides that a federal employee and his or her domestic partner shall be entitled to benefits available to, and shall be subject to obligations imposed upon, a married federal employee and his or her spouse.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Dec 19, 2007

Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2007 - Provides that a federal employee and his or her domestic partner shall be entitled to benefits available to, and shall be subject to obligations imposed upon, a married federal employee and his or her spouse.

Defines "domestic partner" to mean an adult unmarried person living with another adult unmarried person of the same sex in a committed, intimate relationship. Defines "benefits" to include federal health insurance and enhanced dental and vision benefits, retirement and disability benefits, family, medical, and emergency leave, group life insurance, long-term care insurance, compensation for work injuries, and benefits for disability, death, or captivity. Excludes members of the uniformed services from the definition of "employee."

Sets forth requirements for filing: (1) an affidavit of eligibility as such a domestic partner, which shall include a certification that the employee and the domestic partner are each other's sole domestic partners and intend to remain so indefinitely; and (2) a statement upon dissolution of such a domestic partnership.

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 2007

Latest action (Feb 25, 2008): Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: House · Introduced: Dec 19, 2007

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

No recorded floor vote found.