HR 2859
106th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Civil Service pensions
Domestic partners
Families
Federal employees
Finance and Financial Sector
Government employees' health insurance
Government employees' life insurance
Health
Income tax
Labor and Employment
Personal income tax
Survivors' benefits
Tax exclusion
Taxation
Workers' compensation
Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 1999
Introduced: September 14, 1999
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 27, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
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.
Sep 14, 1999
Introduced in House
Plain-English 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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service.
Committees of jurisdiction
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