HR 1269
111th Congress
House
Law
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Federal appellate courts
Federal district courts
Intergovernmental relations
Jurisdiction and venue
Marriage and family status
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
State and local government operations
Marriage Protection Act of 2009
Introduced: March 3, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 16, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
Mar 3, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 3, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Marriage Protection Act of 2009 - Amends the federal judicial code to deny federal courts jurisdiction to hear or decide any question pertaining to the interpretation of, or the validity under the Constitution, of the provision of the Defense of Marriage Act declaring that no state shall be required to give effect to any marriage between persons of the same sex under the laws of any other state.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy.
Committees of jurisdiction
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