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HR 1598 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Marriage and family status Military personnel and dependents Veterans' pensions and compensation

Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act

Introduced: March 25, 2015 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 House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 7, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Mar 25, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 25, 2015
Introduced in House
Mar 24, 2015
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1858)
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act

This bill amends the definition of "spouse" for purposes of veterans' benefits to require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to recognize a marriage based on the law of the state where the marriage occurred.

When a marriage occurs outside a state, the VA shall recognize it if the marriage is lawful in the place where it occurs and could have been entered into under the laws of any state.

What's happening now April 7, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 20
D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Sep 7, 2016
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Mar 2, 2016
Dent, Charles
· Sep 18, 2015
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Jun 10, 2015
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 3, 2015
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 21, 2015
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · May 19, 2015
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Apr 30, 2015
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Apr 23, 2015
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Apr 16, 2015
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Apr 14, 2015
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 14, 2015
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Apr 14, 2015
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Apr 14, 2015
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Apr 14, 2015
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Mar 25, 2015
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Mar 25, 2015
Curbelo, Carlos
· Mar 25, 2015
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Mar 25, 2015
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Mar 25, 2015
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 25, 2015
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Mar 25, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1598: Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1598/
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"H.R. 1598: Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1598/.
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H.R. 1598, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1598/.
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