3.0.0 8396 2022-12-29T18:18:47Z 2022-12-29T18:18:47Z House HR 2022-07-15 117 [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 117 (Friday, July 15, 2022)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ:H.R. 8396.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 1 of the Constitution.[Page H6680]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2022-11-01T13:55:37Z Referred to 2022-07-15T13:00:35Z 2022-11-01 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. Committee 2022-07-15 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2022-07-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2022-07-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress O000172 Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D NY 14 N Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 00 2022-07-15 Introduced in House 2022-07-27T00:05:32Z Loving v. Virginia Codification Act of 2022

This bill provides statutory authority for interracial marriages.

Specifically, the bill prohibits any state from enacting a law or regulation that infringes on the right to marry or not marry a person of another race. (The Supreme Court held that state laws barring interracial marriages were unconstitutional in Loving v. Virginia in 1967.)

The bill allows the Department of Justice to bring a civil action for violations. It also establishes a private right of action through Section 1983 lawsuits (Section 1983 is a federal statute that allows individuals to sue state or local government actors for violations of constitutional rights).

]]> Loving v. Virginia Codification Act of 2022 Display Title Loving v. Virginia Codification Act of 2022 Short Title(s) as Introduced Loving v. Virginia Codification Act of 2022 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To protect the constitutional right to marry a person of another race, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr8396ih/xml/BILLS-117hr8396ih.xml 2022-11-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. 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.