[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 724 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 724

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 30, 2007

   Mr. Burton of Indiana (for himself, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
Graves, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Lincoln Davis of Tennessee, 
 Mr. Paul, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Akin, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, 
 Mr. Carter, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Wilson of South 
 Carolina, Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Brown of 
South Carolina, Mr. Pence, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis 
  of Virginia, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
Linder, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Jordan of Ohio, Mr. 
Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Hensarling, 
 Mr. Barton of Texas, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Sali, 
   Mr. Boozman, Mr. Poe, Mr. Jones of North Carolina, and Mr. Wamp) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
     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 2007''.

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 of 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.''.
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