H.R. 683
Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Sponsor
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
Bill Details
- Update Date
- Sep 27, 2021
- Origin Chamber
- House
- Bill Type
- HR
- Bill Number
- 683
- Congress
- 113
- Introduced Date
- Feb 14, 2013
- Policy Area
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Is Law
- No
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Source: House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Source: House committee actions
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.
Source: House floor actions
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.
Source: House floor actions
Introduced in House
Source: Library of Congress
Introduced in House
Source: Library of Congress
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.
Armed Services Committee
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Introduced in House
Feb 14, 2013