S 3955
109th Congress
Senate
Government Operations and Politics
Civil service retirement
Dental care
Domestic partners
Eye care
Families
Family leave
Federal employees
Government employees' health insurance
Government employees' life insurance
Health
Labor and Employment
Long-term care insurance
Survivors' benefits
Workers' compensation
Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2006
Introduced: September 27, 2006
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 27, 2006
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sep 27, 2006
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2006 - Entitles federal employees and their domestic partners to benefits available to federal married employees and their spouses. Specifies certifications required for benefit eligibility, filing requirements regarding partnership dissolution, and confidentiality requirements.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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