[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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