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Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-4602| House 
| Updated: 7/13/2023
Julia Brownley

Julia Brownley

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (16)
Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Jill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Hillary J. Scholten (Democratic)Daniel S. Goldman (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act of 2023 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, the Social Security Act (SSA), 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, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, and other federal statutes. The bill revises title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the SSA 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.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-4170
Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act of 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-94
Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act of 2019
Jul 13, 2023
Introduced in House
Jul 13, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-4170
    Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act of 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

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


  • July 13, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • July 13, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-4602| House 
| Updated: 7/13/2023
Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act of 2023 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, the Social Security Act (SSA), 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, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, and other federal statutes. The bill revises title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) of the SSA 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.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-4170
Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act of 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-94
Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act of 2019
Jul 13, 2023
Introduced in House
Jul 13, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-4170
    Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act of 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

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


  • July 13, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • July 13, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Julia Brownley

Julia Brownley

Democratic Representative

California

Cosponsors (16)
Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Jill N. Tokuda (Democratic)Hillary J. Scholten (Democratic)Daniel S. Goldman (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted