To amend the District of Columbia Spouse Equity Act of 1988 to provide for coverage of the former spouses of judges of the District of Columbia courts.
Public Law 103-268 · H.R. 3676 · 103rd Congress · began in the House
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Jun 28, 1994 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Eleanor Norton (D-DC)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the District of Columbia Spouse Equity Act of 1988 to provide coverage for former spouses of judges of the District of Columbia Courts.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
District of Columbia Committee · House · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Judiciary and Education Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 12 actions.
- Jun 28, 1994Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 103-268.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Jun 16, 1994PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Jun 14, 1994FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- May 25, 1994FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On passage Passed without objection.
- FloorFloor · Considered by unanimous consent.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Stark asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House District of Columbia Committee
- Dec 9, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Judiciary and Education Subcommittee of the House District of Columbia Committee
- Nov 22, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House District of Columbia Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.