S 1702
108th Congress
Senate
Taxation
Accident insurance
Domestic partners
Employee health benefits
Families
Finance and Financial Sector
Health
Health insurance
Income tax
Insurance premiums
Labor and Employment
Medical economics
Railroad retirement plans
Self-employed
Tax deductions
Tax exclusion
Transportation and Public Works
Unemployment insurance
Wages
Domestic Partner Health Benefits Equity Act
Introduced: October 2, 2003
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 2, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12378-12380)
Oct 2, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12378)
Oct 2, 2003
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Domestic Partner Health Benefits Equity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to health insurance, to provide for the treatment of domestic partners on an equal basis with spouses by designating as a dependent any individual who is an eligible beneficiary under an employer's health insurance plan.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12378-12380)
Committees of jurisdiction
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