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HR 2529 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Marriage and family status Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Veterans' medical care Veterans' pensions and compensation

Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act

Introduced: November 22, 2013 Introduced by: Titus, Dina Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 8, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Jun 27, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 27, 2013
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4096)
Jun 27, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act - Amends the definition of "spouse" for purposes of veterans' benefits provisions to require an individual to be considered a spouse 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 8, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 683 Related bill Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 38
All 38 Democratic 21
D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Dec 2, 2014
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Dec 2, 2014
Ellison, Keith
· Nov 17, 2014
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Nov 13, 2014
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Sep 11, 2014
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Sep 9, 2014
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Aug 1, 2014
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jul 31, 2014
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jul 22, 2014
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jul 17, 2014
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 16, 2014
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Jul 10, 2014
Esty, Elizabeth
· Jul 10, 2014
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Jul 10, 2014
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jul 8, 2014
MCDERMOTT, JIM
· Jul 8, 2014
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· Jun 23, 2014
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Jun 23, 2014
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Jun 19, 2014
Polis, Jared
· Jun 9, 2014
O'Rourke, Beto
· Mar 25, 2014
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 6, 2014
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jan 7, 2014
CAPPS, LOIS
· Dec 19, 2013
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Dec 11, 2013
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Dec 5, 2013
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Dec 5, 2013
Tsongas, Niki
· Dec 5, 2013
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Dec 3, 2013
ISRAEL, STEVE
· Dec 3, 2013
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Dec 3, 2013
MORAN, JAMES
· Dec 3, 2013
SLAUGHTER, LOUISE
· Dec 3, 2013
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Nov 22, 2013
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 22, 2013
Schwartz, Allyson
· Nov 22, 2013
Michaud, Michael
· Nov 21, 2013
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jun 27, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2529: Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2529/
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"H.R. 2529: Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2529/.
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H.R. 2529, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2529/.
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