A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the definition of spouse and surviving spouse to include all individuals lawfully married, and for other purposes.
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 26, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 26, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
This bill revises the definitions of spouse and surviving spouse that the Department of Veterans Affairs uses for purposes related to veterans' benefits, health care, and other matters. Specifically, the bill includes persons who are or were in same-sex marriages as spouses and surviving spouses.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
3
Cite this page
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1314: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the definition of spouse and surviving spouse to include all individuals lawfully married, and for other purposes.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1314/
"S. 1314: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the definition of spouse and surviving spouse to include all individuals lawfully married, and for other purposes.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1314/.
S. 1314, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1314/.
[S. 1314: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the definition of spouse and surviving spouse to include all individuals lawfully married, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1314/)