HR 875
112th 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 2011
Introduced: March 2, 2011
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 21, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Mar 21, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law.
Mar 3, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E413)
Mar 2, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 2, 2011
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Marriage Protection Act of 2011 - Amends the federal judicial code to deny federal courts jurisdiction to hear or decide any question pertaining to the interpretation, 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 the Constitution.