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Senate Committee Advances Domestic Partner Benefits | Today, the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee advanced the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act. The bill would ensure that the same-sex partners of federal workers have access to the same benefits straight employees currently receive, including health insurance, long-term care, family and medical leave, and retirement benefits. Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), the only Republican sponsor of the bill, explained that “it’s just a matter of making the federal government’s benefits structure comparable of those of large employers.”