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HR 3569 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Marriage and family status Military personnel and dependents Veterans' pensions and compensation

Protecting the Freedoms and Benefits for All Veterans Act

Introduced: November 20, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Dec 11, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Nov 20, 2013
Introduced in House
Nov 20, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting the Freedoms and Benefits for All Veterans Act - Revises the definition of "surviving spouse" for purposes of veterans benefits provisions to eliminate the requirement that the person who was the spouse of a veteran at the time of the veteran's death be a person of the opposite sex.

Considers an individual to be a "spouse" if: (1) the marriage is valid in the state in which it was entered into; or (2) in the case of a marriage entered into outside any state, the marriage is valid in the place in which it was entered into and could have been entered into in a state, or it was valid in the place in which all parties to it resided at the time it was entered into.


What's happening now December 11, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 373 Related bill Charlie Morgan Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act of 2013
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 23, 2014
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· Nov 20, 2013
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Takano, Mark
California · Nov 20, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3569: Protecting the Freedoms and Benefits for All Veterans Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3569/
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