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S. 29 (114th)

Respect for Marriage Act

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Introduced

6 January 2015

Last action

6 January 2015 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S16-17)

Sponsors

Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Tammy Baldwin, Michael Bennet, Richard Blumenthal, Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Maria Cantwell, Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3], Rep. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE-At Large], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Christopher Coons, Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN], Kirsten Gillibrand, Martin Heinrich, Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Timothy Kaine, Angus King, Amy Klobuchar, Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Edward Markey, Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Jeff Merkley, Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Patty Murray, Gary Peters, John Reed, Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV], Bernie Sanders, Brian Schatz, Charles Schumer, Jeanne Shaheen, Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Mark Warner, Elizabeth Warren, Sheldon Whitehouse, Ron Wyden, Richard Durbin, Christopher Murphy, Rep. Nelson, Bill [D-FL-11], Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN], Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND]

Subjects

Defence

Source updated

10 August 2026

Defence

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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

  1. 6 January 2015

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S16-17)

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 6 January 2015

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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