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H.R. 3567 (111th)

Respect for Marriage Act of 2009

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Introduced

15 September 2009

Last action

19 October 2009 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Sponsors

Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Kilroy, Mary Jo [D-OH-15], Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14], Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8], Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Olver, John W. [D-MA-1], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Hodes, Paul W. [D-NH-2], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6]

Subjects

Defence

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14 August 2025

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Summary

Respect for Marriage Act of 2009 - Amends the Defense of Marriage Act to repeal provisions allowing states, territories, possessions of the United States, or Indian tribes to give no effect to a public act, record, or judicial proceeding of any other such entity respecting a relationship between persons of the same sex that is treated as a marriage under that entity's laws or a right or claim arising from such relationship. Amends the federal rules of construction added by such Act concerning the definitions of "marriage" and "spouse" to provide that, for purposes of any federal law in which marital status is a factor, an individual shall be considered married if that individual's marriage is valid in the state where the marriage was entered into or, in the case of a marriage entered into outside any state, if the marriage is valid in the place where entered into and the marriage could have been entered into in a state.

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Timeline

  1. 15 September 2009

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 15 September 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 15 September 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 19 October 2009

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

    Source: Committee

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