United States · Bill · S
S. 2024 (113th)
State Marriage Defense Act of 2014
Introduced
12 February 2014
Last action
24 February 2014 · Calendars
Status
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 308.
Sponsors
Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX], Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT], Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA], Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS], Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC], Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE], Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
State Marriage Defense Act of 2014 - Prohibits, for purposes of 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
12 February 2014
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Source: Calendars
12 February 2014
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
24 February 2014
Calendars
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 308.
Source: Calendars
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Placed on Calendar Senate · 24 February 2014 · Download file
Documents
3 official files
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Placed on Calendar Senate (text)
Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 24 February 2014
Placed on Calendar Senate (PDF)
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Introduced in Senate
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Sponsors
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] · R · Cosponsor
Related records
- related to → State Marriage Defense Act of 2014
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2024
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/s/2024
- us · 113-s-2024 · source updated 5 December 2025