US Congress Senate Bill 435 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 15-0)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

State Marriage Defense Act of 2015 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.

State Marriage Defense Act of 2015

Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]	Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]
Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]	Sen. James Lankford [R-OK]	Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT]	Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]
Sen. Tim Scott [R-SC]	Sen. Jeff Sessions [R-AL]	Sen. Richard Shelby [R-AL]	Sen. David Vitter [R-LA]
Sen. David Perdue [R-GA]	Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR]	Sen. John Thune [R-SD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-10	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

HB824 (Same As) 2015-03-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/435/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s435/BILLS-114s435is.pdf