S.598 - Respect for Marriage Act of 2011

A bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage. view all titles (3)

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  • Official: A bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage. as introduced.
  • Short: Respect for Marriage Act of 2011 as introduced.
  • Short: Respect for Marriage Act of 2011 as reported to senate.

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Dianne Feinstein

D-CA

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11/10/2011--Reported to Senate without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Respect for Marriage Act of 2011 - Amends the Defense of Marriage Act to repeal a provision that prohibited a state, territory, posse
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11/10/2011--Reported to Senate without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Respect for Marriage Act of 2011 - 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).

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Organizations Supporting S.598

  • Oklahomans for Equality
  • Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
  • Lambda Legal
  • Human Rights Campaign
  • The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
  • Freedom to Marry
  • ...and 49 more. See all.

Organizations Opposing S.598

  • North Carolina Family Policy Council
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