US Congress House Bill 1968 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 11)
Status: Introduced on April 22 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-05-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Restrain the Judges on Marriage Act of 2015 Amends the federal judicial code to deny federal courts jurisdiction to hear or decide any question pertaining to the interpretation, or the validity under the Constitution, of: (1) any type of marriage, (2) the provision of the Defense of Marriage Act declaring that no state shall be required to give effect to any marriage between persons of the same sex under the laws of any other state, or (3) this Act. Prohibits federal funds from being used for: (1) litigation in federal courts on such questions, or (2) enforcement of federal court orders or judgments on such questions.

Restrain the Judges on Marriage Act of 2015

Rep. Steve King [R-IA]	Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]	Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX]
Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]	Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]	Rep. Thomas Massie [R-KY]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]
Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]	Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-05-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2015-04-22	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2015-04-22	House	Introduced in House

SB1080 (Related) 2015-04-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1968/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1968/BILLS-114hr1968ih.pdf