HR 2426 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2003

Introduced Jun 11, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Barney Frank D-MA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jul 2, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJun 11, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2003 - Entitles domestic partners of Federal employees to benefits available to spouses of Federal employees. Specifies certifications required for benefit eligibility, filing requirements regarding partnership dissolution, and confidentiality requirements. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the tax exemption for employer contributions to accident and health plans to domestic partners under this Act.

Cosponsors 99

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 11, 2003 to Oct 8, 2004; 50 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-MABill DelahuntOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalJun 11, 2003
D-CABob FilnerOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-MICarolyn C. KilpatrickOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-ORDavid WuOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-KSDennis MooreOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-CAEllen O. TauscherOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalJun 11, 2003
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-CAJane HarmanOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalJun 11, 2003
D-MIJohn D. DingellOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-MAJohn W. OlverOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-ILLane EvansOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-MAMartin T. MeehanOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-CAMichael M. HondaOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-NYNita M. LoweyOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-MORichard A. GephardtOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-CARobert T. MatsuiOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-FLRobert WexlerOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-NJRush HoltOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-CASam FarrOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-MDSteny H. HoyerOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalJun 11, 2003
D-WAJim McDermottJun 16, 2003
D-CALoretta SanchezJun 16, 2003
D-CATom LantosJun 16, 2003
D-ILDanny K. DavisJun 19, 2003
D-HIEd CaseJun 19, 2003
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyJun 19, 2003
D-GAJohn LewisJun 19, 2003
D-NYJoseph CrowleyJun 19, 2003
D-CALinda T. SánchezJun 19, 2003
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroJun 19, 2003
D-NMTom UdallJun 19, 2003
D-CAAdam B. SchiffJun 23, 2003
D-OREarl BlumenauerJun 23, 2003
D-NYEdolphus TownsJun 23, 2003
D-CAGeorge MillerJun 23, 2003
D-PAJoseph M. HoeffelJun 24, 2003
D-INJulia CarsonJun 24, 2003
D-TXMartin FrostJun 24, 2003
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyJun 24, 2003
D-MNBetty McCollumJul 8, 2003
D-NCDavid E. PriceJul 8, 2003
D-OHDennis J. KucinichJul 8, 2003
D-MAJames P. McGovernJul 8, 2003
D-ILRahm EmanuelJul 8, 2003
D-TXChris BellJul 16, 2003
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoJul 22, 2003
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaJul 22, 2003
D-CAAnna G. EshooSep 3, 2003
D-CAHilda L. SolisSep 4, 2003
D-CADiane E. WatsonSep 9, 2003
D-MNMartin Olav SaboSep 9, 2003
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeSep 9, 2003
I-VTBernard SandersSep 16, 2003
D-MOKaren McCarthySep 16, 2003
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterSep 16, 2003
D-CASusan A. DavisOct 7, 2003
D-WAAdam SmithOct 15, 2003
D-AZEd PastorOct 29, 2003
D-MDChris Van HollenNov 4, 2003
D-PARobert A. BradyMar 3, 2004
D-GADenise L. MajetteMar 23, 2004
D-MISander M. LevinMar 25, 2004
D-CAXavier BecerraMay 4, 2004
D-NYCharles B. RangelJun 14, 2004
D-NVShelley BerkleyJun 22, 2004
D-FLPeter DeutschJul 22, 2004
D-METhomas H. AllenSep 8, 2004
D-WARick LarsenSep 30, 2004
D-CANancy PelosiOct 8, 2004

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Jun 11, 2003
Civil Service and Agency Organization Subcommittee
Referred Jul 2, 2003
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Jun 11, 2003

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 2, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization.
  2. Jun 11, 2003Introduced in House
  3. Jun 11, 2003Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

  1. Aug 4, 2003H.R. 2426, Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2003<p>Cost estimate for the bill as introduced in the House of Representatives on June 11, 2003, with a modification requested by the sponsor</p>
  2. Aug 4, 2003H.R. 2426, Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2003Cost estimate for the bill as introduced in the House of Representatives on June 11, 2003, with a modification requested by the sponsor

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 108-29H.R. 2057 and H.R. 241667 pagesNatural Resources CommitteeJun 19, 2003

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees.
Short Titles as Introduced
Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2003

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 11, 2003Introduced in House

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