,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bhea  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bc1 #bjae ,mr4 
,ellison 7= himself & ,mr4 ,pocan7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require ea* insur] t        
consid]s m>ital /atus 9 ! rat+ or       
und]writ+ ( an insurance policy to      
consid] ! propos$ insur$ to be m>ri$ if 
! propos$ insur$ is legally m>ri$ "u !  
laws ( any ,/ate1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,equality 9 ,insurance ,act ( #bjae4    
#b4 ,consid]ation ( m>ital /atus 9      
insurance und]writ+  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9    
rat+ & und]writ+ any insurance policy   
(f]$ by an insur] t takes into          
consid]ation ! m>ital /atus ( ! propos$ 
insur$1 ! insur] %all consid] ! propos$ 
insur$ to be m>ri$ if ! propos$ insur$  
is 9 a legal m>riage1 a civil union1 or 
a dome/ic p>tn]%ip ) sub/antially ! same
 legal obligations & consequ5ces z a    
legal m>riage "u ! laws ( any           

jurisdiction 7includ+ any ,/ate ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 !
 ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ,guam1 !  
,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 ! ,virg9 ,isl&s1
 ,am]ican ,samoa1 or any =eign          
jurisdiction74  7b7 ,"r ( action ,any   
p]son aggriev$ by a violation ( !       
requirem5t "u subsection 7a7 may br+ a  
civil action 9 a c\rt ( compet5t        
jurisdiction = damages result+ f !      
violation1 & may obta9 o!r appropriate  
relief1 includ+ equitable relief4 ,if ! 
pla9tiff prevails 9 any su* action1 !   
c\rt %all aw>d ! pla9tiff any litigation
 co/s reasonably incurr$1 toge!r )      
reasonable attorneys' fees & reasonable 
exp]t witness fees1 z det]m9$ by ! c\rt4