US Congress House Bill 8404 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 190-0)
Status: Passed on December 13 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-12-13 - Became Public Law No: 117-228.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

To repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage, and for other purposes.

Respect for Marriage Act

Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Sharice Davids [D-KS]	Rep. Mondaire Jones [D-NY]
Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Angela Craig [D-MN]
Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH]	Rep. Ritchie Torres [D-NY]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]
Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]
Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA]	Rep. Troy Carter [D-LA]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]
Rep. John Larson [D-CT]	Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX]	Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]	Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]
Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. Haley Stevens [D-MI]
Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]	Rep. David Trone [D-MD]	Rep. Jamaal Bowman [D-NY]
Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]
Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]
Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]	Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]	Rep. Sara Jacobs [D-CA]
Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]
Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]	Rep. Kaialii Kahele [D-HI]	Rep. Marilyn Strickland [D-WA]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]
Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Rebecca Sherrill [D-NJ]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Melanie Stansbury [D-NM]	Rep. Jake Auchincloss [D-MA]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Nikema Williams [D-GA]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]	Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]
Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]
Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Deborah Ross [D-NC]	Rep. Elizabeth Fletcher [D-TX]	Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA]
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]
Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Jason Crow [D-CO]
Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]	Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY]	Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]
Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]	Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]
Rep. Charlie Crist [D-FL]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]	Rep. Greg Stanton [D-AZ]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]
Rep. Jimmy Gomez [D-CA]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]	Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]	Rep. Colin Allred [D-TX]
Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]
Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Andy Kim [D-NJ]	Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA]
Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]	Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez [D-NY]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]
Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Lori Trahan [D-MA]
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi [D-IL]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]
Rep. Stephanie Murphy [D-FL]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]	Rep. Teresa Fernandez [D-NM]
Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]
Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]	Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]	Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]
Rep. Lauren Underwood [D-IL]	Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]	Rep. Kweisi Mfume [D-MD]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]
Rep. Elissa Slotkin [D-MI]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Kathy Manning [D-NC]
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Jennifer Wexton [D-VA]	Rep. Kim Schrier [D-WA]	Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]	Rep. Tom O'Halleran [D-AZ]
Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]
Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]	Rep. Conor Lamb [D-PA]	Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick [D-FL]	Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]
Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]	Rep. Val Demings [D-FL]	Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]
Rep. Mike Levin [D-CA]	Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux [D-GA]	Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]	Rep. Marie Newman [D-IL]
Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]	Rep. Elaine Luria [D-VA]

2022-12-08 - House - Vote on House Agreeing to the Senate Action (Y: 258 N: 169 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2022-12-08 - House - Motion to Reconsider Results (Y: 224 N: 164 NV: 0 Abs: 44) [PASS]
2022-11-29 - Senate - On the Amendment S.Amdt. 6493 to S.Amdt. 6487 to H.R. 8404 (No short title on file) (Y: 45 N: 52 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2022-11-29 - Senate - On the Amendment S.Amdt. 6496 to S.Amdt. 6487 to H.R. 8404 (No short title on file) (Y: 45 N: 52 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2022-11-29 - Senate - On the Amendment S.Amdt. 6482 to S.Amdt. 6487 to H.R. 8404 (No short title on file) (Y: 48 N: 49 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [FAIL]
2022-11-29 - Senate - PASSED SENATE (Y: 61 N: 36 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2022-11-28 - Senate - On the Cloture Motion H.R. 8404 (Y: 61 N: 35 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2022-11-17 - Senate - MOTION TO CONSIDER (Y: 53 N: 23 NV: 0 Abs: 24) [PASS]
2022-11-16 - Senate - CLOTURE MOTION (Y: 62 N: 37 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2022-07-19 - House - On passage (Y: 267 N: 157 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-12-13	House	Became Public Law No: 117-228.
2022-12-13	House	Signed by President.
2022-12-09	House	Presented to President.
2022-12-08	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2022-12-08	House	On motion to table the motion to reconsider the vote Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 224 - 164 (Roll no. 514).
2022-12-08	House	Mr. Cicilline moved to table the motion to reconsider the vote
2022-12-08	House	Perlmutter moved to reconsider the vote on agreeing to the Senate amendment to H.R. 8404.
2022-12-08	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table. Objection heard.
2022-12-08	House	On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 258 - 169, 1 Present (Roll no. 513). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H8827)
2022-12-08	House	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
2022-12-08	House	Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res 1510, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Nadler motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 8404.
2022-12-08	House	Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 1510, Mr. Nadler moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H8827-8839)
2022-12-08	House	Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 258 - 169, 1 Present (Roll no. 513). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H8827)
2022-11-30	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2022-11-29	Senate	Passed Senate under the order of 11/28/22, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 61 - 36. Record Vote Number: 362. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S6771)
2022-11-29	Senate	S.Amdt.6496 Amendment SA 6496 proposed by Senator Lankford to Amendment SA 6487. (consideration: CR S6837-6838, S6841, S6844; text: CR S6837) To improve the bill.
2022-11-29	Senate	S.Amdt.6493 Amendment SA 6493 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45 - 52. Record Vote Number: 361.
2022-11-29	Senate	S.Amdt.6496 Amendment SA 6496 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45 - 52. Record Vote Number: 360.
2022-11-29	Senate	S.Amdt.6489 SA 6489 fell when SA 6488 withdrawn.
2022-11-29	Senate	S.Amdt.6493 Amendment SA 6493 proposed by Senator Lankford for Senator Rubio to Amendment SA 6487. (consideration: CR S6837-6839, S6841, S6844 ; text: CR S6837) To eliminate a private right of action.
2022-11-29	Senate	S.Amdt.6487 Amendment SA 6487 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2022-11-29	Senate	S.Amdt.6489 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6844)
2022-11-29	Senate	S.Amdt.6482 Amendment SA 6482 proposed by Senator Lee to Amendment SA 6487. (consideration: CR S6834-6837, S6841-6844 ; text: CR S6834-6835) To improve the bill.
2022-11-29	Senate	S.Amdt.6487 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6844)
2022-11-29	Senate	S.Amdt.6488 Proposed amendment SA 6488 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S6844)
2022-11-29	Senate	S.Amdt.6488 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6844)
2022-11-29	Senate	S.Amdt.6482 Amendment SA 6482 under the order of 11/28/2022, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 49. Record Vote Number: 359.
2022-11-29	Senate	Cloture motion on the measure withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate. (CR S6844)
2022-11-29	Senate	Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6831-6846)
2022-11-28	Senate	Motion by Senator Schumer to refer to Senate Committee on the Judiciary with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 6490) fell when cloture was invoked on SA 6487 in Senate.
2022-11-28	Senate	S.Amdt.6490 SA 6490 (the instructions of the motion to refer) fell when cloture invoked SA 6487.
2022-11-28	Senate	S.Amdt.6491 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6809)
2022-11-28	Senate	S.Amdt.6492 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6809)
2022-11-28	Senate	S.Amdt.6491 SA 6491 fell when SA 6490 fell.
2022-11-28	Senate	S.Amdt.6492 SA 6492 fell when SA 6491 fell.
2022-11-28	Senate	S.Amdt.6489 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6809)
2022-11-28	Senate	S.Amdt.6490 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6809)
2022-11-28	Senate	S.Amdt.6487 Cloture on amendment SA 6487 invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 61 - 35. Record Vote Number: 358. (CR S6817)
2022-11-28	Senate	S.Amdt.6488 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6809)
2022-11-28	Senate	S.Amdt.6487 Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6817)
2022-11-28	Senate	Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S6809, S6817)
2022-11-17	Senate	Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (CR S6772)
2022-11-17	Senate	S.Amdt.6487 Amendment SA 6487 proposed by Senator Schumer for Senator Baldwin. (consideration: CR S6771; text: CR S6771) In the nature of a substitute.
2022-11-17	Senate	S.Amdt.6487 Cloture motion on amendment SA 6487 presented in Senate. (CR S6772)
2022-11-17	Senate	S.Amdt.6490 Amendment SA 6490 proposed by Senator Schumer. (consideration: CR S6771; text: CR S6771) To add an effective date.
2022-11-17	Senate	S.Amdt.6489 Amendment SA 6489 proposed by Senator Schumer to Amendment SA 6488. (consideration: CR S6771; text: CR S6771) To add an effective date.
2022-11-17	Senate	S.Amdt.6488 Amendment SA 6488 proposed by Senator Schumer to Amendment SA 6487. (consideration: CR S6771; text: CR S6771) To add an effective date.
2022-11-17	Senate	S.Amdt.6492 Amendment SA 6492 proposed by Senator Schumer to Amendment SA 6491. (consideration: CR S6772; text: CR S6772) To add an effective date.
2022-11-17	Senate	S.Amdt.6491 Amendment SA 6491 proposed by Senator Schumer to Amendment SA 6490 (the instructions of the motion to refer). (consideration: CR S6771-6772; text: CR S6771-6772) To add an effective date.
2022-11-17	Senate	Motion by Senator Schumer to refer to Senate Committee on the Judiciary with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 6490) made in Senate.
2022-11-17	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by motion.
2022-11-17	Senate	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 23. Record Vote Number: 357.
2022-11-17	Senate	Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S6770)
2022-11-16	Senate	Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 62 - 37. Record Vote Number: 356.
2022-11-16	Senate	Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S6715-6725)
2022-11-14	Senate	Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S6642)
2022-11-14	Senate	Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S6642)
2022-07-21	Senate	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 449.
2022-07-20	Senate	Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
2022-07-19	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2022-07-19	House	On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 267 - 157 (Roll no. 373). (text: CR H6719)
2022-07-19	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6859)
2022-07-19	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 8404, the Chair put the question on passage and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Jordan demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
2022-07-19	House	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
2022-07-19	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 8404.
2022-07-19	House	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8294, H.R. 8373 and H.R. 8404. Provides for one of hour of general debate on each bill as well as one motion to recommit. Amendments are made in order. Resolution also provides for en bloc suspension authority. H. Res. 1230 is considered adopted.
2022-07-19	House	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1232. (consideration: CR H6719-6728)
2022-07-19	House	Rule H. Res. 1232 passed House.
2022-07-19	House	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1232 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8294, H.R. 8373 and H.R. 8404. Provides for one of hour of general debate on each bill as well as one motion to recommit. Amendments are made in order. Resolution also provides for en bloc suspension authority. H. Res. 1230 is considered adopted.
2022-07-18	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2022-07-18	House	Introduced in House

HR1232 (Related) 2022-07-19 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
SB4556 (Related) 2022-07-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3380)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8404/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr8404/BILLS-117hr8404ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr8404/BILLS-117hr8404eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr8404/BILLS-117hr8404pcs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr8404/BILLS-117hr8404eas.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr8404/BILLS-117hr8404enr.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2022373
Roll Call	https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00356.htm
Roll Call	https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00357.htm
Roll Call	https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00362.htm
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2022514
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2022513
Roll Call	https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00358.htm
Roll Call	https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00359.htm
Roll Call	https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00360.htm
Roll Call	https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1172/vote_117_2_00361.htm