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H.R. 4838 (110th)

Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2007

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Introduced

19 December 2007

Last action

25 February 2008 · Referred

Status

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

Sponsors

Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36], Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Hare, Phil [D-IL-17], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10], Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Wynn, Albert Russell [D-MD-4], Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32], Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53], Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32], Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14]

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Summary

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.

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Timeline

  1. 19 December 2007

    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

  2. 19 December 2007

    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

  3. 19 December 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 19 December 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 16 January 2008

    Referred

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

    Source: Committee

  6. 25 February 2008

    Referred

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

    Source: Committee

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