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HR 2859 106th Congress House

Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 1999

Official title: To provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees.

Introduced: November 4, 1999 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Civil Service pensionsDomestic partnersFamiliesFederal employees
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Finance and Financial SectorGovernment employees' health insuranceGovernment employees' life insuranceHealthIncome taxLabor and EmploymentPersonal income taxSurvivors' benefitsTax exclusionTaxationWorkers' compensation
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 27, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
Sep 14, 1999
Introduced in House
Sep 14, 1999
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.
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 Latest action September 27, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
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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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Independent 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 26, 2000
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Nov 4, 1999
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 4, 1999
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Oct 26, 1999
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 14, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2859: Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2859/
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"H.R. 2859: Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2859/.
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H.R. 2859, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2859/.
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