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S 1360 109th Congress Senate

Domestic Partner Health Benefits Equity Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to designated plan beneficiaries of employees, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 30, 2005 See on congress.gov
Taxation Accident insuranceDomestic partnersEmployee health benefitsFamilies
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This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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.
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Jun 30, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 30, 2005
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 Latest action June 30, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Domestic Partner Health Benefits Equity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to certain employer-provided health care benefits, to provide for the treatment of domestic partners on an equal basis with spouses and dependents by designating as a dependent any individual who is an eligible beneficiary under an employer's health care benefits plan.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Sep 20, 2005
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Sep 19, 2005
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 30, 2005
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 30, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1360: Domestic Partner Health Benefits Equity Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1360/
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"S. 1360: Domestic Partner Health Benefits Equity Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1360/.
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S. 1360, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1360/.
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