United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3829 (113th)
State Marriage Defense Act of 2014
Introduced
9 January 2014
Last action
20 March 2014 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Sponsors
Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14], Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1], Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7], Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1], Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1], Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4], Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31], Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3], Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17], Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10], Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5], Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1], Rep. Pittenger, Robert [R-NC-9], Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11], Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6], Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4], Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK], Rep. Bridenstine, Jim [R-OK-1], Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4], Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16], Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4], Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19], Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7], Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12], Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3], Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24], Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22], Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11], Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7], Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5], Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25], Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT], Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4], Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4], Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4], Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5], Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8], Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2], Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2], Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41], Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1], Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9], Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK], Rep. Fincher, Stephen Lee [R-TN-8], Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1], Rep. Nunnelee, Alan [R-MS-1]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
State Marriage Defense Act of 2014 - Prohibits, in determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, or of any ruling, regulation, or interpretation of U.S. administrative bureaus and agencies, as applied with respect to individuals domiciled in a state or in any other territory or possession of the United States: (1) the term "marriage" from including any relationship that the state, territory, or possession does not recognize as a marriage; and (2) the term "spouse" from including an individual who is a party to a relationship that is not recognized as a marriage by that state, territory, or possession.
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Timeline
9 January 2014
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
9 January 2014
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
9 January 2014
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 March 2014
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 9 January 2014 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pittenger, Robert [R-NC-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bridenstine, Jim [R-OK-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fincher, Stephen Lee [R-TN-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nunnelee, Alan [R-MS-1] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3829
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3829
- us · 113-hr-3829 · source updated 5 December 2025