HR 2426 108th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Accident insurance Civil service retirement Domestic partners Families Federal employees Finance and Financial Sector Government employees' health insurance Government employees' life insurance Health Income tax Labor and Employment Survivors' benefits Tax exclusion Taxation Workers' compensation

Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2003

Introduced: June 11, 2003 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Became law

Jul 2, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.

Jun 11, 2003

Introduced in House

Jun 11, 2003

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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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2003 - 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 July 2, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.

Bill text 1 version

Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 3

Civil Service and Agency Organization Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House of Representatives
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 24

Pelosi, Nancy

California · Oct 8, 2004

Larsen, Rick

Washington · Sep 30, 2004

Van Hollen, Chris

Maryland · Nov 4, 2003

Smith, Adam

Washington · Oct 15, 2003

Sanders, Bernard

Vermont · Sep 16, 2003

McCollum, Betty

Minnesota · Jul 8, 2003

McGovern, James P.

Massachusetts · Jul 8, 2003

Schiff, Adam B.

California · Jun 23, 2003

Case, Ed

Hawaii · Jun 19, 2003

Davis, Danny K.

Illinois · Jun 19, 2003

DeLauro, Rosa L.

Connecticut · Jun 19, 2003

Markey, Edward J.

Massachusetts · Jun 19, 2003

Sánchez, Linda T.

California · Jun 19, 2003

Baldwin, Tammy

Wisconsin · Jun 11, 2003

DeGette, Diana

Colorado · Jun 11, 2003

Hoyer, Steny H.

Maryland · Jun 11, 2003

Larson, John B.

Connecticut · Jun 11, 2003

Lofgren, Zoe

California · Jun 11, 2003

Lynch, Stephen F.

Massachusetts · Jun 11, 2003

Nadler, Jerrold

New York · Jun 11, 2003

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Jun 11, 2003

Pallone, Frank

New Jersey · Jun 11, 2003

Schakowsky, Janice D.

Illinois · Jun 11, 2003

Velázquez, Nydia M.

New York · Jun 11, 2003

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2426: Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2426/

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"H.R. 2426: Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2426/.

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