Hearing on Benefits for Federal Employee DPs
June 26, 2009
We learned late yesterday that the House will hold its first ever hearing on the issue of domestic partner benefits for federal employees on Wednesday, July 8th. The bill at hand is the Domestic Partner Benefits and Obligations Act (DPBO), a bill President Obama endorsed last week in the Oval Office signing ceremony of his federal employee benefits memorandum. The hearing will take place before the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia (Rep. Stephen Lynch, Chairman). OPM Director Berry is already confirmed as a witness. Other possible witnesses include: Rep. Tammy Baldwin A representative from the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) Former Ambassador, Michael Guest A representative from the Williams Institute
