US Congress House Bill 824 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 39-0)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-16 - 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]

State Marriage Defense Act of 2015 Prohibits, in 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.

State Marriage Defense Act of 2015

Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]	Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]	Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]	Rep. Stephen Fincher [R-TN]
Rep. Thomas Massie [R-KY]	Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]	Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX]
Rep. Sam Johnson [R-TX]	Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN]	Rep. Mike Pompeo [R-KS]	Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]
Rep. Doug Collins [R-GA]	Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]	Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]	Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]
Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]	Rep. Gary Palmer [R-AL]	Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]	Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]
Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]	Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R-TX]	Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]
Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]	Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]	Rep. Keith Rothfus [R-PA]	Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]
Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]	Rep. David Rouzer [R-NC]	Rep. Scott Garrett [R-NJ]	Rep. Ed Whitfield [R-KY]
Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]	Rep. John Ratcliffe [R-TX]	Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]	Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]
Rep. Randy Hultgren [R-IL]	Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD]	Rep. John Fleming [R-LA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2015-02-10	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2015-02-10	House	Introduced in House

SB435 (Same As) 2015-02-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/824/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr824/BILLS-114hr824ih.pdf