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
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
Plain-English summary
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
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Committees of jurisdiction
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