US HB6046 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
July 19 2012 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act of 2012 - 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.
Title
Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act of 2012
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-19 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. |
| 2012-06-27 | House | Referred to House Veterans' Affairs |
| 2012-06-27 | House | Referred to House Armed Services |
| 2012-06-27 | House | 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. |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:HN06046:@@@L&summ2=m& |
| Text | http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr6046ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr6046ih.pdf |
