[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 875 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 875

     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

                             March 2, 2011

   Mr. Burton of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Akin, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. 
Lamborn, Mr. Hall, Mr. Jones, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Wilson of South 
Carolina, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Paul, Mr. Latta, Mr. Bartlett, Mr. Ross of 
   Florida, and Mr. Jordan) 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 2011''.

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.''.
    (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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