HR4602-118

Introduced

To replace references to wives and husbands in Federal law with references to spouses.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 13, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To replace references to wives and husbands in Federal law with references to spouses., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors. The main policy domain is Defense, Finance, Labor.

Who Benefits and How

defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HEF3EB6ED23A1474F8A676D41A8B6EAF9: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act of 2023.
  • Section H9314B1045D724F40A66A83F9BBB43E1E: 2. Amendments Section 2(b) of the Act of August 16, 1941, entitled An Act to provide compensation for disability or death to persons employed at military, air,...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To replace references to wives and husbands in Federal law with references to spouses., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.

Key Policy Areas

Defense, Finance, Labor

Primary Purpose

This bill, To replace references to wives and husbands in Federal law with references to spouses., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.

Policy Domains

Defense Finance Labor

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
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defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
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federal implementing agencies:
defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 13, 2023

Ms. Brownley introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Defense Finance Labor
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_agriculture"
→ Secretary of Agriculture

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"divorced spouse" §H9314B1045D724F40A66A83F9BBB43E1E

a divorced wife or a divorced husband. in subsection (l)(2)— by striking old-age, wife’s, or husband’s and inserting old-age or spouse’s

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