United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 824 (114th)
State Marriage Defense Act of 2015
Introduced
10 February 2015
Last action
16 March 2015 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Sponsors
Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14], Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17], Rep. Fincher, Stephen Lee [R-TN-8], Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4], Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1], Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3], Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1], Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3], Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4], Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4], Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1], Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9], Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16], Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3], Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22], Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5], Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6], Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27], Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17], Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2], Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19], Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5], Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36], Rep. Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12], Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24], Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4], Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7], Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5], Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1], Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5], Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4], Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8], Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY], Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14], Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1], Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
State Marriage Defense Act of 2015 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
10 February 2015
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
10 February 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 February 2015
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 March 2015
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 10 February 2015 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Fincher, Stephen Lee [R-TN-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fleming, John [R-LA-4] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/824
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/824
- us · 114-hr-824 · source updated 5 December 2025