Veterans Marriage Recognition Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-4308
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2022-05-25
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Family relationships

Veterans' organizations and recognition
Latest action: action_date: 2022-07-13
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-05-25
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Veterans Marriage Recognition Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill revises the definition of a<em> spouse</em> and<em> surviving spouse</em> for purposes related to veterans' benefits, health care, and other matters. Specifically, the bill includes persons who are in same sex marriages as spouses and surviving spouses.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4308 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 25, 2022 Mr. Peters (for himself, Ms. Collins , Ms. Murkowski , and Ms. Hassan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the definition of spouse and surviving spouse to include all individuals lawfully married, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Marriage Recognition Act of 2022 . 2. Modification of definition of spouse and surviving spouse for Department of Veterans Affairs to include all individuals lawfully married Section 101 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (3), by striking of the opposite sex who was the spouse of a veteran and inserting who was lawfully married to a veteran, including a marriage between two persons of the same sex, ; and (2) in paragraph (31), by striking of the opposite sex .