United States · Bill · S
S. 1999 (104th)
Defense of Marriage Act
Introduced
29 July 1996
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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Summary
Defense of Marriage Act - Amends the Federal judicial code to provide that no State, territory, or possession of the United States or Indian tribe shall be required to give effect to any marriage between persons of the same sex under the laws of any other such jurisdiction or to any right or claim arising from such relationship. Establishes a Federal definition of: (1) "marriage" as only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife; and (2) "spouse" as only a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or wife.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 29 July 1996
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 29 July 1996
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 29 July 1996
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/1999
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/s/1999