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H.R. 2859 (106th)

Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 1999

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Introduced

14 September 1999

Last action

27 September 1999 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.

Sponsors

Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-11], Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5], Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14], Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1]

Subjects

Taxation

Source updated

20 August 2025

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Summary

Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 1999 - 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.

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Timeline

  1. 14 September 1999

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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

  2. 14 September 1999

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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

  3. 14 September 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 14 September 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 27 September 1999

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.

    Source: Committee

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