DC survivor pay treats same-sex partners like spouses
H.R. 9654 — National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 Technical Corrections Act of 2026 · Filed by Eleanor Norton (D-DC) · Introduced Jul 13, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill changes law for DC police, fire, and school workers. Same-sex partners now get the same survivor pay as married spouses. The age to remarry without losing pay goes from 50 to 55. Workers can count old DC work time toward their federal pay later.
Who it affects
Same-sex partners of DC police, fire, and school workers gain equal survivor pay. Spouses who want to remarry get more time before losing pay. Federal workers who once worked for DC can count that time toward their future pay.
One thing to notice
The bill lets survivors get pay going back to an earlier date. This could cost DC and federal systems money they did not plan to spend.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Jul 13, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 13, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- survivor pay — Money paid to family members after a worker dies.
- remarry — To marry again after a spouse dies.
- federal — Run by the national government, not a state or city.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (4,722 characters) on Aug 12, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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