Coalition Letter in Support of H.R. 2517, the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act
July 8, 2009
We, the undersigned organizations, write in support of the Domestic Partner Benefits and
Obligations Act, H.R. 2517. The Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act would provide
health care, retirement, and other benefits to all federal civilian employees with qualifying same-sex
domestic partners on the same basis as spousal benefits. The Act also provides benefits for
domestic partners’ children, even if they are not the biological or adopted children of the
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Cathlin and Avril, Domestic Partners in Clarkston, Washington
Cathlin, Avril and their three children depend on Washington's domestic partnership law to protect their family while Cathlin battles cancer.
