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Providing that the House of Representatives disagrees with the majority opinion in Obergefell et al. v. Hodges, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 10, 2015 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Passed Senate

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Became law

Jul 29, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Jul 10, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Jul 10, 2015

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that the House of Representatives: (1) disagrees with the Supreme Court's majority opinion in Obergefell v. Hodges and its holdings that the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution requires states to license marriages between same-sex couples and requires states to recognize same-sex marriages performed out-of-state; and (2) agrees with the four dissenting opinions, which uphold the traditional definition of marriage as a union between one man and one woman and the original meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Expresses the sense of the House that:

the traditional definition of marriage is a union between one man and one woman;
the majority opinion in Obergefell unconstitutionally and indefensibly distorts the definition of marriage;
states may refuse to be bound by the holding in Obergefell;
states are not required to license same-sex marriage or recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states; and
individuals, businesses, churches, religious groups, and other faith-based organizations are encouraged, empowered, and protected to exercise their faith without fear of legal or government interference.