Respect for Marriage Act
Latest action · Jun 26, 2013 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 26, 2013
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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).
Cosponsors 45
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 26, 2013 to Jul 14, 2014; 40 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | Jun 26, 2013 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jun 26, 2013 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Jun 26, 2013 |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Jun 26, 2013 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Jun 26, 2013 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Jun 26, 2013 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jun 26, 2013 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Jun 26, 2013 |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Original | Jun 26, 2013 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Jun 26, 2013 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Jun 26, 2013 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Jun 26, 2013 |
| D-MO | Claire McCaskill | Original | Jun 26, 2013 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Jun 26, 2013 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Jun 26, 2013 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jun 26, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 26, 2013Introduced in Senate
- Jun 26, 2013Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5273)
- Jun 26, 2013Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7861 | Amy Klobuchar D-MN | Nov 6, 2013 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5273 | Dianne Feinstein D-CA | Jun 26, 2013 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2523 | Respect for Marriage Act | Identical bill | Jul 15, 2013 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Respect for Marriage Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 26, 2013Introduced in Senate
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