[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3313 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

  2d Session
                                H. R. 3313


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 7, 2004

  Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 AN ACT


 
     To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court 
     jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Marriage Protection Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON JURISDICTION.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 99 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1632. Limitation on jurisdiction
    ``No court created by Act of Congress shall have any jurisdiction, 
and the Supreme Court shall have no appellate jurisdiction, to hear or 
decide any question pertaining to the interpretation of, or the 
validity under the Constitution of, section 1738C or this section.''.
    (b) Amendments to the Table of Sections.--The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 99 of title 28, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item:

``1632. Limitation on jurisdiction.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 22, 2004.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.