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H.R. 2517 (111th)

Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2009

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

20 May 2009

Last action

29 January 2010 · Committee

Status

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 239.

Sponsors

Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36], Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32], Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13], Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1], Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-24], Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3], Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-12], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3], Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9]

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Summary

Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2009 - 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.

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Timeline

  1. 20 May 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 20 May 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 20 May 2009

    Introduced

    Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 20 May 2009

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 12 June 2009

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

    Source: Committee

  6. 26 June 2009

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.

    Source: Committee

  7. 30 July 2009

    Vote

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 5 - 3 .

    Source: Committee

  8. 30 July 2009

    Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  9. 18 November 2009

    Vote

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 12.

    Source: Committee

  10. 18 November 2009

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  11. 22 January 2010

    Introduced

    House Committee on House Administration Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Jan. 29, 2010.

    Source: IntroReferral

  12. 22 January 2010

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government. H. Rept. 111-400, Part I.

    Source: Committee

  13. 22 January 2010

    Reported

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government. H. Rept. 111-400, Part I.

    Source: Committee

  14. 29 January 2010

    Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 239.

    Source: Calendars

  15. 29 January 2010

    Discharge

    Committee on House Administration discharged.

    Source: Discharge

  16. 29 January 2010

    Committee

    Committee on House Administration discharged.

    Source: Committee

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