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Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-4170| House 
| Updated: 11/1/2022
Julia Brownley

Julia Brownley

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (39)
Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Ed Case (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Ami Bera (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Jason Crow (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act of 2021 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, the Social Security Act (SSAct), and other federal laws to replace (1) references to wife or husband with references to spouse , and (2) references to husband and wife or husband or wife with references to married couple or married person. For purposes of federal laws or regulations, marriage is defined as a legal union between two people as spouses. The bill eliminates a definition of spouse that refers only to a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife. Requirements concerning compensation to a surviving wife after the disability or death of a person employed at a military, air, or naval base outside the United States are revised to make surviving spouses eligible for such compensation. The bill makes similar revisions to the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977. The bill revises title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the SSAct to consolidate separate provisions for a wife's insurance benefits and a husband's insurance benefits into a single standard for a spouse's insurance benefits. Criminal penalties that currently apply to persons who threaten to kill, kidnap, or inflict bodily harm upon a former President's wife or widow are revised to apply to threats made to a former President's spouse or surviving spouse.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-94
Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act of 2019
Jun 25, 2021
Introduced in House
Jun 25, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-94
    Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act of 2019


  • June 25, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • June 25, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • November 1, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Disability assistanceEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployee leaveImmigration status and proceduresMarriage and family statusMiningPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsProtection of officialsSeparation, divorce, custody, supportSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSocial security and elderly assistanceTax administration and collection, taxpayersWorker safety and health

Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-4170| House 
| Updated: 11/1/2022
Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act of 2021 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, the Social Security Act (SSAct), and other federal laws to replace (1) references to wife or husband with references to spouse , and (2) references to husband and wife or husband or wife with references to married couple or married person. For purposes of federal laws or regulations, marriage is defined as a legal union between two people as spouses. The bill eliminates a definition of spouse that refers only to a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife. Requirements concerning compensation to a surviving wife after the disability or death of a person employed at a military, air, or naval base outside the United States are revised to make surviving spouses eligible for such compensation. The bill makes similar revisions to the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977. The bill revises title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the SSAct to consolidate separate provisions for a wife's insurance benefits and a husband's insurance benefits into a single standard for a spouse's insurance benefits. Criminal penalties that currently apply to persons who threaten to kill, kidnap, or inflict bodily harm upon a former President's wife or widow are revised to apply to threats made to a former President's spouse or surviving spouse.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-94
Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act of 2019
Jun 25, 2021
Introduced in House
Jun 25, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-94
    Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act of 2019


  • June 25, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • June 25, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • November 1, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Julia Brownley

Julia Brownley

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (39)
Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Ed Case (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Paul Tonko (Democratic)Angie Craig (Democratic)Daniel T. Kildee (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Ami Bera (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Diana DeGette (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Jason Crow (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)

Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Disability assistanceEmployee benefits and pensionsEmployee leaveImmigration status and proceduresMarriage and family statusMiningPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsProtection of officialsSeparation, divorce, custody, supportSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSocial security and elderly assistanceTax administration and collection, taxpayersWorker safety and health