Text of US HB 2834 (2013)
Federal Benefits Equality Act
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113TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 2834
To include under Federal laws granting rights and responsibilities to married
couples other couples in other legal unions similar to marriage, including
domestic partnerships and civil unions.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JULY 25, 2013
Mr. HOLT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary
A BILL
To include under Federal laws granting rights and respon-
sibilities to married couples other couples in other legal
unions similar to marriage, including domestic partner-
ships and civil unions.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Benefits
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Equality Act’’.
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SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF MARRIAGE.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7 of title 1, United States
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Code, is amended to read as follows—
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‘‘§ 7. ‘Marriage’ as including civil unions and domes-
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tic partnerships; ‘spouse’ as including
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members of such unions
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‘‘In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress,
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the term ‘marriage’ includes a marriage, a domestic part-
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nership, a civil union, or any other similar legal union be-
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tween 2 individuals that is recognized by a State, the Dis-
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trict of Columbia, a territory or possession of the United
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States, or a federally recognized Indian tribe, and the
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word ‘spouse’ refers to either member of such a legal
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union.’’ .
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item for section 7
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in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1 is
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amended to read as follows:
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‘‘7. ‘Marriage’ as including civil unions and domestic parnerships; ‘spouse’ as
including members of such legal unions.’’.
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