Federal Employee Benefits and Same-Sex Partnerships.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Administrative agencies.

Expenditures, Public.

Health insurance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (25 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines current policies restricting extension of Federal employee benefits to same-sex partners, under the Defense of Marriage Act and other legislation. Analyzes H.R. 2517 and S. 1102, both the Domestic Partnership and Benefits and Obligation Act of 2009, to extend various health benefits to same-sex domestic partners of qualifying Federal employees; and reviews executive branch action. Provides cost estimates of extending health insurance and survivor benefits to the same-sex domestic partners of current Federal employees and annuitants, and reviews related policy debate.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2012). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress.Congressional Research Service. Federal Employee Benefits and Same-Sex Partnerships

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