HR 2523 113th Congress House

Respect for Marriage Act

Official title: To repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage.

Introduced: November 12, 2014 Introduced by: Nadler, Jerrold Democratic · New York See on congress.gov

Law Intergovernmental relationsJudicial procedure and administrationMarriage and family statusSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationState and local government operations

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Became law

Jul 15, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Jun 26, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Jun 26, 2013

Introduced in House

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Latest action July 15, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Respect for Marriage Act - Amends the Defense of Marriage Act to repeal a provision that prohibited a state, territory, possession, or Indian tribe from being required to recognize any public act, record, or judicial proceeding of any other state, territory, possession, or tribe respecting a same sex marriage.

Amends the federal rules of construction added by such Act concerning the definitions of "marriage" and "spouse" to provide that, for purposes of any federal law in which marital status is a factor, an individual shall be considered married if that individual's marriage is valid in the state where the marriage was entered into or, in the case of a marriage entered into outside any state, if the marriage is valid in the place where entered into and the marriage could have been entered into in a state. Removes the definition of "spouse" (currently, a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife).

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