Veterans Marriage Recognition Act of 2022
Summary
Veterans Marriage Recognition Act of 2022 This bill revises the definition of a spouse and surviving spouse 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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced May 25, 2022
Last action Jul 13, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Jul 13, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
upper
May 25, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
upper
May 25, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gary C. Peters
DDemocratic
Co
Lisa Murkowski
RRepublican
Co
Margaret Wood Hassan
DDemocratic
Co
Susan M. Collins
RRepublican
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