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HR 1030 116th 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: February 6, 2019 Introduced by: Titus, Dina Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 22, 2019
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Feb 6, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced in House
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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.

The bill also amends the definitions of spouse and surviving spouse to remove the requirement that the spouse be of the opposite sex.

What's happening now October 22, 2019

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 30
All 30 Democratic 27 Republican 1
D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jan 24, 2020
 D
Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Oct 21, 2019
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Oct 16, 2019
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Aug 2, 2019
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jun 4, 2019
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · May 15, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · May 10, 2019
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · May 3, 2019
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · May 3, 2019
 D
Slotkin, Elissa
Michigan · May 1, 2019
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Apr 2, 2019
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Apr 2, 2019
 D
Lee, Susie
Nevada · Mar 21, 2019
LOWEY, NITA
· Mar 4, 2019
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Feb 27, 2019
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Feb 19, 2019
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Feb 8, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Feb 6, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Feb 6, 2019
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Feb 6, 2019
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Feb 6, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 6, 2019
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 6, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 6, 2019
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Feb 6, 2019
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Feb 6, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 6, 2019
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Feb 6, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Feb 6, 2019
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Feb 6, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1030: Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1030/
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"H.R. 1030: Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1030/.
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H.R. 1030, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1030/.
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