Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 14, 2013)
Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act - Considers a person a spouse, for purposes of military personnel policies and military and veterans' benefits, if the marriage of the individual is valid in the state in which the marriage was entered into or, in the case of a marriage entered into outside any state, if the marriage is valid in the place in which the marriage was entered into and the marriage could have been entered into in a state. Includes as a state the District of Columbia, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, and U.S. territories and possessions.
What just happenedMar 14, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 14, 2013
- Mar 14, 2013Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- Feb 22, 2013Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Feb 14, 2013IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Feb 14, 2013IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Feb 14, 2013IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 14, 2013IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House