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HR 2421 115th 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: July 31, 2018 Introduced by: Titus, Dina Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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May 11, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 11, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
May 11, 2017
Introduced in House
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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 May 11, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 15
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Jul 31, 2018
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jul 23, 2018
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Mar 5, 2018
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Feb 7, 2018
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Dec 7, 2017
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Dec 1, 2017
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Nov 1, 2017
Dent, Charles
· May 17, 2017
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · May 17, 2017
Esty, Elizabeth
· May 17, 2017
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 17, 2017
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · May 11, 2017
Curbelo, Carlos
· May 11, 2017
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · May 11, 2017
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · May 11, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 11, 2017
O'Rourke, Beto
· May 11, 2017
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · May 11, 2017
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · May 11, 2017
 D
Takano, Mark
California · May 11, 2017
Walz, Timothy
· May 11, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2421: Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2421/
MLA
"H.R. 2421: Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2421/.
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H.R. 2421, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2421/.
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[H.R. 2421: Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2421/)
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