Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-4838
Sponsor: Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2]
Introduced: 2007-12-19 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Civil service retirement
Domestic partners
Families
Family leave
Federal employees
Finance and Financial Sector
Government employees' health insurance
Government employees' life insurance
Health
Labor and Employment
Leave of absence
Long-term care insurance
Sick leave
Workers' compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-19
text: 
Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2007 - Provides that a federal employee and his or her domestic partner shall be entitled to benefits available to, and shall be subject to obligations imposed upon, a married federal employee and his or her spouse.

Defines &quot;domestic partner&quot; to mean an adult unmarried person living with another adult unmarried person of the same sex in a committed, intimate relationship. Defines &quot;benefits&quot; to include federal health insurance and enhanced dental and vision benefits, retirement and disability benefits, family, medical, and emergency leave, group life insurance, long-term care insurance, compensation for work injuries, and benefits for disability, death, or captivity. Excludes members of the uniformed services from the definition of &quot;employee.&quot;

Sets forth requirements for filing: (1) an affidavit of eligibility as such a domestic partner, which shall include a certification that the employee and the domestic partner are each other's sole domestic partners and intend to remain so indefinitely; and (2) a statement upon dissolution of such a domestic partnership.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-02-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2008-01-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
action_date: 2007-12-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Judiciary, 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.
action_date: 2007-12-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Judiciary, 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.
action_date: 2007-12-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Judiciary, 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.
action_date: 2007-12-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and the Judiciary, 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.
action_date: 2007-12-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-19
text: Introduced in House