Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act

Bill Number

HR 3267

Introduced

Jul 13, 2005

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Referred to the Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be s ...

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Accident insurance Civil service retirement Domestic partners Families Federal employees Finance and Financial Sector Government employees' health insurance Government employees' life insurance Government Operations and Politics Health Income tax Labor and Employment Survivors' benefits Tax exclusion Taxation Workers' compensation

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Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act - 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.

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Jul 13, 2005

Referred 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.
Jul 13, 2005

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