[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 178 (Thursday, November 17, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S6788]
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  SA 6486. Mr. LANKFORD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 6480 submitted by Ms. Baldwin (for herself, Ms. 
Collins, Mr. Portman, Ms. Sinema, and Mr. Tillis) and intended to be 
proposed to the bill H.R. 8404, to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act 
and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        On page 3, beginning on line 3, strike ``No person acting 
     under color of State law'' and insert ``No State, territory 
     or possession of the United States, or Indian Tribe''
       On page 3, line 17, strike ``person'' and insert ``State, 
     territory or possession of the United States, or Indian 
     Tribe''.
       On page 3, strike lines 19 through 23.
       On page 5, strike line 20 and all that follows through page 
     6, line 3, and insert the following:
       (a) No Impact on Benefits, Status, or Rights.--Nothing in 
     this Act, or any amendment made by this Act, shall be 
     construed to deny or alter any benefit, status, or right of 
     any entity or person, including tax-exempt status, tax 
     treatment, educational funding, or a grant, contract, 
     agreement, guarantee, loan, scholarship, license, 
     certification, accreditation, claim, or defense, provided 
     such benefit, status, or right does not arise from a 
     marriage, or based in whole or in part on the belief, 
     practice, or observance, of the entity or person about 
     marriage.
       On page 6, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:
       (c) No Impact From Partnerships.--For purposes of this Act, 
     and any amendment made by this Act, no faith-based 
     organization shall be considered to be a government actor 
     because the organization entered into a partnership with a 
     government.
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