S 373
113th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Marriage and family status
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Charlie Morgan Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act of 2013
Introduced: February 14, 2013
Introduced by:
Shaheen, Jeanne
Democratic
· New Hampshire
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 24, 2013
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jun 12, 2013
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-111.
Feb 14, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 14, 2013
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Charlie Morgan Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act of 2013 - 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
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committees of jurisdiction
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