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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act

H.R. 775Introduced Jan 28, 2009Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Solomon Ortiz D-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 15, 2010 — Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Jones. Petition No: 111-10. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/111/lrc/pd/Petitions/Dis10.htm">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 775.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 775, last updated December 6, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 26, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

352 cosponsors — 130 Republicans, 222 Democrats

129 of 352 cosponsors (37%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Robert Aderholt (R-AL), John Adler (D-NJ), W. Akin (R-MO), Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Jason Altmire (D-PA), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Michael Arcuri (D-NY), Steve Austria (R-OH), Joe Baca (D-CA), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), J. Barrett (R-SC), John Barrow (D-GA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Melissa Bean (D-IL), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Marion Berry (D-AR), Judy Biggert (R-IL), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boccieri (D-OH) and 322 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Solomon Ortiz.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-27 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.