Supporting All Veteran Families Act

Bill: 117-hr-6849
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Newman, Marie [D-IL-3]
Introduced: 2022-02-25
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2022-03-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-02-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Supporting All Veteran Families Act</b></p> <p>This bill updates terminology related to marriage under laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, including by removing the specification that a spouse must be a person of the opposite sex.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6849 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 25, 2022 Ms. Newman (for herself, Mr. Jones , and Mr. Kahele ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to update certain terminology related to marriage under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting All Veteran Families Act . 2. Department of Veterans Affairs marriage terminology (a) Definitions Section 101 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (3)— (A) by striking of the opposite sex ; and (B) by striking or (in cases not involving remarriage) has not since the death of the veteran, and after September 19, 1962, lived with another person and held himself or herself out openly to the public to be the spouse of such other person ; and (2) in paragraph (31), by striking of the opposite sex . (b) Special provisions relating to marriages Section 103 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking and holding himself or herself out openly to the public as that person’s spouse .