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H.R. 6046: Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act of 2012

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H.R. 6046: Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act of 2012

112th Congress · introduced 2012-06-27 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2012-06-27 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act of 2012

Plain summary

Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act of 2012 - Considers a person a spouse, for purposes of military personnel policies and military and veterans' benefits, if the marriage of the individual is valid in the state in which the marriage was entered into or, in the case of a marriage entered into outside any state, if the marriage is valid in the place in which the marriage was entered into and the marriage could have been entered into in a state. Includes as a state the District of Columbia, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, and U.S. territories and possessions.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act of 2012

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] · 33 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Rick Larsen (D-WA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Judy Chu (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] reported raising $2.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr6046 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112