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HR 6046 112th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Marriage and family status Military personnel and dependents Veterans' pensions and compensation

Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act of 2012

Introduced: June 27, 2012 Introduced by: Smith, Adam Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Jul 19, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jun 27, 2012
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.
Jun 27, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act of 2012 - Considers a person a spouse, for purposes of military personnel policies and military and veterans' benefits, if the marriage of the individual is valid in the state in which the marriage was entered into or, in the case of a marriage entered into outside any state, if the marriage is valid in the place in which the marriage was entered into and the marriage could have been entered into in a state. Includes as a state the District of Columbia, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, and U.S. territories and possessions.

What's happening now July 19, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 6
D
Chu, Judy
California · Oct 12, 2012
ACKERMAN, GARY
· Jul 24, 2012
Miller, Brad
· Jul 17, 2012
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Jul 13, 2012
Carnahan, Russ
· Jul 13, 2012
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Jul 11, 2012
HINCHEY, MAURICE
· Jul 11, 2012
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 11, 2012
ANDREWS, ROBERT
· Jun 27, 2012
BRADY, ROBERT
· Jun 27, 2012
FILNER, BOB
· Jun 27, 2012
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Jun 27, 2012
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 27, 2012
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jun 27, 2012
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jun 27, 2012
Tsongas, Niki
· Jun 27, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6046: Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6046/
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