3.0.0 1968 2023-01-11T13:27:37Z 2023-01-11T13:27:37Z House HR 2015-04-22 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 59 (Wednesday, April 22, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KING of Iowa:H.R. 1968.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article III, Section 2, Clause 2``In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other publicMinisters and Consuls, and those in which a State shall beParty, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. Inall the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shallhave appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, withsuch Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congressshall make.''Article I, Section 8, Clause 9``To constitute Tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court . ..''[Page H2419]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2015-05-15T17:27:10Z Referred to 2015-04-22T14:01:00Z Protect Marriage from the Courts Act of 2015 114 1080 S 2015-04-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2015-05-15 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2015-04-22 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-04-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-04-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000362 Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] Steve King R IA 4 N B001291 Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] Brian Babin R TX 36 2015-04-22 True D000615 Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] Jeff Duncan R SC 3 2015-04-22 True G000552 Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] Louie Gohmert R TX 1 2015-04-22 True Y000065 Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] Ted Yoho R FL S. 3 2015-04-22 True L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2015-04-22 True M001184 Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] Thomas Massie R KY 4 2015-04-22 True T000467 Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5] Glenn Thompson R PA 5 2015-04-22 True P000601 Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] Steven Palazzo R MS M. 4 2015-04-23 False W000798 Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] Tim Walberg R MI 7 2015-04-23 False J000255 Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] WALTER JONES R NC B. 3 2015-06-23 False Law Civil actions and liability Constitution and constitutional amendments Federal appellate courts Federal district courts Intergovernmental relations Judicial review and appeals Jurisdiction and venue Marriage and family status Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination State and local government operations Supreme Court Law 00 2015-04-22 Introduced in House 2015-05-27T18:44:56Z Restrain the Judges on Marriage Act of 2015

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: (1) any type of marriage, (2) 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, or (3) this Act.

Prohibits federal funds from being used for: (1) litigation in federal courts on such questions, or (2) enforcement of federal court orders or judgments on such questions.

]]> Restrain the Judges on Marriage Act of 2015 Display Title Restrain the Judges on Marriage Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction and funding over questions concerning the issue of marriage with respect to the Defense of Marriage Act and the Constitution, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Restrain the Judges on Marriage Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1968ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1968ih.xml 2015-05-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.