Respect for Marriage Act

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Introduced

26 June 2013

Last action

26 June 2013 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT], Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Cowan, William M. [D-MA], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA], Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO], Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK]

Subjects

Defence

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10 August 2026

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Summary

Respect for Marriage Act - Amends the Defense of Marriage Act to repeal a provision that prohibited a state, territory, possession, or Indian tribe from being required to recognize any public act, record, or judicial proceeding of any other state, territory, possession, or tribe respecting a same sex marriage. 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. Removes the definition of "spouse" (currently, a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife).

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Timeline

26 June 2013
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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26 June 2013
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5273)
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26 June 2013
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1236
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us · 113-s-1236 · source updated 10 August 2026