,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dcjh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #be1      
#bjbb,mr4 ,peters 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,collins1 ,ms4 ,murkowski1 and ,ms4     
,hassan7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to modify the definition 
of spouse and surviving spouse to       
include all individuals lawfully        
married1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,veterans ,marriage ,recognition    
,act of #bjbb4  #b4 ,modification of    
definition of spouse and surviving      
spouse for ,department of ,veterans     
,affairs to include all individuals     
lawfully married ,section #aja of title 
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking of 
the opposite sex who was the spouse of a
 veteran and inserting who was lawfully 
married to a veteran1 including a       

marriage between two persons of the same
 sex12 and  7#b7 in paragraph 7#ca71 by 
striking of the opposite sex4