http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2011/11/house-senate-lawmakers-introduce-federal-domestic-partner-benefits-bill/
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Friday reintroduced the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act, and said that approving the bill would put the federal government on par with Fortune 500 corporations that already extend full benefits to same-sex partners of gay and lesbian employees.