S. 1910 - Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2012
Government operations and politics. 112th Congress (2011-2012) View bill details
- Sponsor:
- Joseph I. Lieberman
- Summary:
- A bill to provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar.
There have been no votes on this bill.
Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2012
S. 1910 — 112th Congress (2011–2012)
- Summary
- A bill to provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees. (by CRS)
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- Title
- A bill to provide benefits to domestic partners of Federal employees.
- Other Titles
- Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2011
- Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 2012
- Sponsor
- Joseph I. Lieberman
- Co-Sponsors
- Daniel K. Akaka
- Richard Blumenthal
- Barbara Boxer
- Sherrod Brown
- Maria Cantwell
- Benjamin L. Cardin
- Robert P. Casey, Jr.
- Susan M. Collins
- Christopher A. Coons
- Richard J. Durbin
- Dianne Feinstein
- Al Franken
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand
- Tom Harkin
- John F. Kerry
- Amy Klobuchar
- Frank R. Lautenberg
- Patrick J. Leahy
- Carl Levin
- Robert Menendez
- Jeff Merkley
- Barbara A. Mikulski
- Patty Murray
- Jack Reed
- Bernard Sanders
- Charles E. Schumer
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Jon Tester
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Ron Wyden
- Subjects
- Government operations and politics
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Congressional agencies
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Labor
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Employee leave
- Government Accountability Office (GAO)
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Health care costs and insurance
- Life, casualty, property insurance
- Marriage and family status
- Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Transportation costs
- Worker safety and health
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 11/18/2011 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 11/18/2011 11/18/2011 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Put on a legislative calendar 5/16/2012 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. 12/19/2012 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 112-257. Put on a legislative calendar 12/19/2012 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 572. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…
supported this bill
Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 112th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2012.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions by Legislator
Name | Party | State | $ From Interest Groups That Supported | $ From Interest Groups That Opposed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel K. Akaka | D | HI | $10,000 | $0 |
| Andrew Lamar Alexander | R | TN | $14,700 | $0 |
| Kelly Ayotte | R | NH | $21,500 | $0 |
| John Barrasso | R | WY | $27,500 | $0 |
| Max Baucus | D | MT | $126,375 | $0 |
| Mark Begich | D | AK | $229,484 | $0 |
| Michael F. Bennet | D | CO | $273,279 | $0 |
| Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman | D | NM | $1,000 | $0 |
| Richard Blumenthal | D | CT | $115,800 | $0 |
| Roy Blunt | R | MO | $25,100 | $0 |
| John Boozman | R | AR | $20,250 | $0 |
| Barbara Boxer | D | CA | $1,851,232 | $0 |
| Scott P. Brown | R | MA | $40,400 | $0 |
| Sherrod Brown | D | OH | $992,436 | $0 |
| Richard Burr | R | NC | $1,500 | $0 |
| Maria Cantwell | D | WA | $119,208 | $0 |
| Ben Cardin | D | MD | $146,000 | $0 |
| Tom Carper | D | DE | $76,200 | $0 |
| Bob Casey | D | PA | $186,233 | $0 |
| Clarence Saxby Chambliss | R | GA | $33,600 | $0 |
| Daniel Coats | R | IN | $2,900 | $0 |
| Tom Coburn | R | OK | $0 | $0 |
| William Thad Cochran | R | MS | $8,500 | $0 |
| Susan M. Collins | R | ME | $190,454 | $0 |
| Gaylord Kent Conrad | D | ND | $6,800 | $0 |
| Christopher A. Coons | D | DE | $147,235 | $0 |
| Bob Corker | R | TN | $14,600 | $0 |
| John Cornyn | R | TX | $13,625 | $0 |
| Mike Crapo | R | ID | $5,000 | $0 |
| Jim DeMint | R | SC | $3,750 | $0 |
| Dick Durbin | D | IL | $192,361 | $0 |
| Mike Enzi | R | WY | $4,000 | $0 |
| Dianne Feinstein | D | CA | $322,543 | $0 |
| Al Franken | D | MN | $565,301 | $0 |
| Kirsten E. Gillibrand | D | NY | $1,954,233 | $0 |
| Lindsey Graham | R | SC | $11,000 | $0 |
| Chuck Grassley | R | IA | $23,300 | $0 |
| Kay R. Hagan | D | NC | $924,751 | $0 |
| Tom Harkin | D | IA | $156,538 | $0 |
| Orrin G. Hatch | R | UT | $28,850 | $0 |
| Dean Heller | R | NV | $19,700 | $0 |
| John Hoeven | R | ND | $16,150 | $0 |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | R | TX | $8,550 | $0 |
| Jim Inhofe | R | OK | $2,500 | $0 |
| Dan Inouye | D | HI | $57,800 | $0 |
| Johnny Isakson | R | GA | $12,950 | $0 |
| Mike Johanns | R | NE | $7,000 | $0 |
| Ron Johnson | R | WI | $900 | $0 |
| Tim Johnson | D | SD | $157,808 | $0 |
| John F. Kerry | D | MA | $201,623 | $0 |
| Mark Kirk | R | IL | $59,820 | $0 |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | MN | $354,429 | $0 |
| Herb Kohl | D | WI | $0 | $0 |
| Jon Kyl | R | AZ | $0 | $0 |
| Mary L. Landrieu | D | LA | $358,440 | $0 |
| Frank R. Lautenberg | D | NJ | $99,675 | $0 |
| Patrick J. Leahy | D | VT | $135,100 | $0 |
| Mike Lee | R | UT | $2,400 | $0 |
| Carl Levin | D | MI | $172,449 | $0 |
| Joe Lieberman | I | CT | $2,500 | $0 |
| Dick Lugar | R | IN | $12,200 | $0 |
| Joe Manchin, III | D | WV | $178,515 | $0 |
| John McCain | R | AZ | $20,500 | $0 |
| Claire McCaskill | D | MO | $1,552,968 | $0 |
| Addison "Mitch" McConnell | R | KY | $44,350 | $0 |
| Bob Menéndez | D | NJ | $170,250 | $0 |
| Jeff Merkley | D | OR | $320,184 | $0 |
| Barbara A. Mikulski | D | MD | $225,908 | $0 |
| Jerry Moran | R | KS | $23,250 | $0 |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | AK | $15,550 | $0 |
| Patty Murray | D | WA | $723,420 | $0 |
| Earl "Ben" Nelson | D | NE | $48,150 | $0 |
| Clarence "Bill" Nelson | D | FL | $207,244 | $0 |
| Rand Paul | R | KY | $3,900 | $0 |
| Rob Portman | R | OH | $8,950 | $0 |
| Mark L. Pryor | D | AR | $83,600 | $0 |
| John "Jack" Reed | D | RI | $58,025 | $0 |
| Harry Reid | D | NV | $309,611 | $0 |
| Jim Risch | R | ID | $7,050 | $0 |
| Charles "Pat" Roberts | R | KS | $6,750 | $0 |
| John "Jay" Rockefeller | D | WV | $119,700 | $0 |
| Marco Rubio | R | FL | $22,080 | $0 |
| Bernie Sanders | I | VT | $336,880 | $0 |
| Chuck Schumer | D | NY | $187,303 | $0 |
| Jeff Sessions | R | AL | $1,600 | $0 |
| Jeanne Shaheen | D | NH | $1,308,618 | $0 |
| Richard C. Shelby | R | AL | $10,800 | $0 |
| Olympia J. Snowe | R | ME | $26,200 | $0 |
| Debbie Stabenow | D | MI | $547,281 | $0 |
| Jon Tester | D | MT | $478,493 | $0 |
| John Thune | R | SD | $4,000 | $0 |
| Patrick J. Toomey | R | PA | $16,733 | $0 |
| Mark Udall | D | CO | $447,529 | $0 |
| Tom Udall | D | NM | $322,164 | $0 |
| David Vitter | R | LA | $1,650 | $0 |
| Mark R. Warner | D | VA | $280,976 | $0 |
| Jim Webb | D | VA | $6,250 | $0 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | RI | $92,057 | $0 |
| Roger F. Wicker | R | MS | $24,200 | $0 |
| Ron Wyden | D | OR | $80,550 | $0 |
