HR 4838 110th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Civil service retirement Domestic partners Families Family leave Federal employees Finance and Financial Sector Government employees' health insurance Government employees' life insurance Health Labor and Employment Leave of absence Long-term care insurance Sick leave Workers' compensation

Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2007

Introduced: December 19, 2007 Introduced by: Baldwin, Tammy Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov

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Feb 25, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Jan 16, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.

Dec 19, 2007

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Judiciary, 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.

Dec 19, 2007

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2007 - Provides that a federal employee and his or her domestic partner shall be entitled to benefits available to, and shall be subject to obligations imposed upon, a married federal employee and his or her spouse.

Defines "domestic partner" to mean an adult unmarried person living with another adult unmarried person of the same sex in a committed, intimate relationship. Defines "benefits" to include federal health insurance and enhanced dental and vision benefits, retirement and disability benefits, family, medical, and emergency leave, group life insurance, long-term care insurance, compensation for work injuries, and benefits for disability, death, or captivity. Excludes members of the uniformed services from the definition of "employee."

Sets forth requirements for filing: (1) an affidavit of eligibility as such a domestic partner, which shall include a certification that the employee and the domestic partner are each other's sole domestic partners and intend to remain so indefinitely; and (2) a statement upon dissolution of such a domestic partnership.

What's happening now February 25, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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