House subcommittee approves benefits for same-sex partners

Posted on July 30, 2009 
Filed Under Uncategorized

A House today advanced a bill to provide and to the same- of and .
The bill, HR 2517, passed the House and Government Reform on the , Postal Service and the District of on a party-line .
said the bill is needed to eliminate an that drives some away from the government. and employees currently cannot cover their under their or provide an annuity for their partners after they die, even if they are legally married in states that recognize . Supporters of the new bill say the policy places an undue on as many as 34,000 and in , who have to maintain separate plans to keep both partners covered.
Many states and companies offer same- partners such benefits. See House subcommittee approves benefits for same-sex partners
Federal Times

Published by&; Published by xFruits

: http://gay_blog.blogspot.com/2009/07/house-subcomm…

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Comments

Leave a Reply




Gay Blogads

website stats