HR 3569 · 113th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Protecting the Freedoms and Benefits for All Veterans Act

Introduced 2013-11-20· Sponsored by Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.(2013-12-11)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Protecting the Freedoms and Benefits for All Veterans Act - Revises the definition of "surviving spouse" for purposes of veterans benefits provisions to eliminate the requirement that the person who was the spouse of a veteran at the time of the veteran's death be a person of the opposite sex. Considers an individual to be a "spouse" if: (1) the marriage is valid in the state in which it was entered into; or (2) in the case of a marriage entered into outside any state, the marriage is valid in the place in which it was entered into and could have been entered into in a state, or it was valid in the place in which all parties to it resided at the time it was entered into.…

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Cosponsors (4)

2 Democrats2 Republicans