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HR 683 113th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Marriage and family status Military personnel and dependents Veterans' pensions and compensation

Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act

Introduced: February 14, 2013 Introduced by: Smith, Adam Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 14, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Feb 22, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Feb 14, 2013
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.
Feb 14, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act - 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 March 14, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2529 Related bill Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act
  • S 373 Related bill Charlie Morgan Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 49
All 49 Democratic 32
D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Apr 8, 2014
Delaney, John
· Apr 7, 2014
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Feb 27, 2014
Walz, Timothy
· Nov 15, 2013
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Oct 30, 2013
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Sep 10, 2013
Polis, Jared
· Aug 2, 2013
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Jul 19, 2013
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 10, 2013
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Jul 10, 2013
Esty, Elizabeth
· Jul 8, 2013
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 8, 2013
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Apr 18, 2013
Ellison, Keith
· Apr 9, 2013
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Apr 9, 2013
Maffei, Daniel
· Mar 13, 2013
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 4, 2013
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Feb 26, 2013
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Feb 25, 2013
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Feb 25, 2013
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Feb 25, 2013
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Feb 25, 2013
ANDREWS, ROBERT
· Feb 14, 2013
BRADY, ROBERT
· Feb 14, 2013
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Feb 14, 2013
CAPPS, LOIS
· Feb 14, 2013
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Feb 14, 2013
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 14, 2013
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Feb 14, 2013
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Feb 14, 2013
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Feb 14, 2013
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Feb 14, 2013
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Feb 14, 2013
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Feb 14, 2013
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Feb 14, 2013
Heck, Denny
· Feb 14, 2013
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Feb 14, 2013
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 14, 2013
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Feb 14, 2013
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 14, 2013
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 14, 2013
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 14, 2013
O'Rourke, Beto
· Feb 14, 2013
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Feb 14, 2013
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 14, 2013
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 14, 2013
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Feb 14, 2013
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Feb 14, 2013
Tsongas, Niki
· Feb 14, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 683: Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-683/
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"H.R. 683: Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-683/.
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H.R. 683, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-683/.
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