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H.R. 1030 · 116th Congress

Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act

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43 cosponsors · 42 D, 1 R

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.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 6, 2019

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.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act

Latest action (Oct 22, 2019): Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 6, 2019

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

No recorded floor vote found.