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HR 638 107th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Accident insurance 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 2001

Introduced: September 4, 2002 See on congress.gov
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Mar 2, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Civil Service and Agency Organization.
Feb 14, 2001
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.
Feb 14, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2001 - 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 March 2, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Civil Service and Agency Organization.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 15
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Sep 12, 2002
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Sep 4, 2002
Watson, Diane
· Sep 4, 2002
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 5, 2002
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Apr 23, 2002
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Apr 11, 2002
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Apr 11, 2002
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 21, 2001
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 14, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 27, 2001
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 8, 2001
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 6, 2001
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 27, 2001
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 27, 2001
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Feb 14, 2001
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 14, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 638: Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-638/
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"H.R. 638: Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-638/.
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H.R. 638, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-638/.
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