Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2007

A bill to provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees.

12/19/2007--Introduced.
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 "domestic partner" to mean an adult unmarried person living with another adult unmarried person of the same sex in a committed, intimate relationship. Defines "benefits" 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 "employee."
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.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT]
• and 22 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Daniel Akaka [D, HI]
  • Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
  • Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH]
  • Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA]
  • Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD]
  • Sen. Hillary Clinton [D, NY]
  • Sen. Christopher Dodd [D, CT]
  • Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
  • Sen. Russell Feingold [D, WI]
  • Sen. Edward Kennedy [D, MA]
  • Sen. John Kerry [D, MA]
  • Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ]
  • Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]
  • Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI]
  • Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD]
  • Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA]
  • Barack Obama
  • Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT]
  • Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]
  • Gordon Smith
  • Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
  • Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR]
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Committees

• Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.2521

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
December 19, 2007

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• Sep 24, 2008: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held.
• Introduced on Dec 19, 2007.
• Dec 19, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S16008)
• Dec 19, 2007: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Related Bills:

• H.R.4838

Related Issue Areas:

• Government employees
• Civil service retirement
• Domestic partners
• Employee vacations
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• Families
• Family leave
• Federal employees
• Finance
• Government employees' health insurance
• Government employees' life insurance
• Health policy
• Leave of absence
• Long-term care insurance
• Medical care
• Pensions
• Sick leave
• Workers' compensation

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December 20, 2007 Senate considers gay partner benefits for federal employees

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Introduced legislation that would expand health care benefits to the domestic partners of federal workers (S.2521). • Smith received the endorsement of all nine of Oregon's Indian tribes, and championed Senate passage of legislation to ...

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