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Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 1997

Introduced: October 29, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 5, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
Oct 29, 1997
Referred to House Ways and Means
Oct 29, 1997
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, 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.
Oct 29, 1997
Referred to House Government Reform
Oct 29, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 1997 - Entitles domestic partners of Federal employees to benefits available to spouses of Federal employees.

What's happening now November 5, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Oct 29, 1997
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 29, 1997
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Oct 29, 1997
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Oct 29, 1997
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Oct 29, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2761: Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2761/
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"H.R. 2761: Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2761/.
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H.R. 2761, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2761/.
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