3.0.0 435 2023-01-11T13:28:22Z 2023-01-11T13:28:22Z Senate S 2015-02-10 114 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2015-02-10T20:23:00Z State Marriage Defense Act of 2015 114 824 HR 2015-03-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Identical bill CRS 2015-02-10 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2015-02-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001098 Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Ted Cruz R TX N B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2015-02-10 True C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2015-02-10 True D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT 2015-02-10 True I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2015-02-10 True L000575 Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] James Lankford R OK 2015-02-10 True L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT 2015-02-10 True R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS 2015-02-10 True S001184 Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] Tim Scott R SC 2015-02-10 True S001141 Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] Jeff Sessions R AL 2015-02-10 True S000320 Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] Richard Shelby R AL C. 2015-02-10 True V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2015-02-10 True P000612 Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA] David Perdue R GA Alfred 2015-02-23 False C001095 Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] Tom Cotton R AR 2015-02-27 False T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2015-02-27 False Families Intergovernmental relations Marriage and family status Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination State and local government operations Families 00 2015-02-10 Introduced in Senate 2015-03-03T21:36:19Z State Marriage Defense Act of 2015

Prohibits, for purposes of determining the meaning of any Act of Congress or of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of U.S. administrative bureaus and agencies as applied with respect to individuals domiciled in a state or in any other territory or possession of the United States: (1) the term "marriage" from including any relationship that the state, territory, or possession does not recognize as a marriage; and (2) the term "spouse" from including an individual who is a party to a relationship that is not recognized as a marriage by that state, territory, or possession.

]]> State Marriage Defense Act of 2015 Display Title State Marriage Defense Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 1, United States Code, with regard to the definition of "marriage" and "spouse" for Federal purposes and to ensure respect for State regulation of marriage. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced State Marriage Defense Act of 2015 Introduced in Senate 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s435is/xml/BILLS-114s435is.xml 2015-02-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.