H.R.1598: Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act

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Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act This bill amends the definition of "spouse" for purposes of veterans' benefits to require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to recognize a marriage based on the law of the state where the marriage occurred. When a marriage occurs outside a state, the VA shall recognize it if the marriage is lawful in the place where it occurs and could have been entered into under the laws of any state.

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
April 7, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
March 25, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
March 25, 2015

Introduced in the House by Dina Titus (D-Nev.)

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