,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bebc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bf1 #bjac ,mr4 
,nadl] 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,pelosi1 ,mr4   
,hoy]1 ,mr4 ,clyburn1 ,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,mr4
 ,polis1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,mr4 ,sean     
,patrick ,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4    
,pocan1 ,ms4 ,s9ema1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 
,&rews1 ,mr4 ,b>b]1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4    
,bec]ra1 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 
,blum5au]1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,brady (
 ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,braley ( ,i[a1 ,ms4
 ,br[nley ( ,cali=nia1 ,mrs4 ,capps1    
,mr4 ,capuano1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,mr4       
,c>ney1 ,mr4 ,c>twright1 ,ms4 ,ca/or (  
,florida1 ,mr4 ,ca/ro ( ,texas1 ,mrs4   
,*ri/5s51 ,ms4 ,*u1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke1 ,mr4   
,clay1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4   
,connolly1 ,mr4 ,c\rtney1 ,mr4 ,cr[ley1 
,mr4 ,cumm+s1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis (  
,ill9ois1 ,mrs4 ,davis ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4
 ,de,fazio1 ,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,mr4        
,delaney1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,ms4          
,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,deut*1 ,mr4 ,d+ell1    
,mr4 ,doggett1 ,mr4 ,doyle1 ,ms4        

,edw>ds1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mr4 ,engel1    
,ms4 ,e%oo1 ,ms4 ,e/y1 ,mr4 ,f>r1 ,mr4  
,fattah1 ,mr4 ,fo/]1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,ms4  
,gabb>d1 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,mr4 ,grayson1  
,mr4 ,al ,gre5 ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1
 ,mr4 ,gutirrez1 ,ms4 ,hahn1 ,ms4       
,hanabusa1 ,mr4 ,hanna1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s (   
,florida1 ,mr4 ,heck ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4   
,higg9s1 ,mr4 ,himes1 ,mr4 ,holt1 ,mr4  
,honda1 ,mr4 ,hors=d1 ,mr4 ,huffman1    
,mr4 ,israel1 ,ms4 ,eddie ,b]nice       
,johnson ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,johnson (      
,georgia1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,keat+1    
,mr4 ,k5n$y1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1 
,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick1 ,ms4 ,ku/]1 ,mr4    
,langev91 ,mr4 ,l>s5 ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4   
,l>son ( ,connecticut1 ,ms4 ,lee (      
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,lev91 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mr4
 ,loebsack1 ,ms4 ,l(gr51 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1  
,mrs4 ,l[ey1 ,mr4 ,b5 ,ray ,lujn ( ,new 
,mexico1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,mr4 ,maffei1 ,mrs4
 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4
 ,m>key1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mrs4 ,mc,carthy 
( ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4     
,mc,dermott1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4      

,meeks1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 ,mr4 ,mi*aud1 ,mr4   
,george ,mill] ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,moore1
 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mrs4  
,negrete ,mc,leod1 ,mr4 ,nolan1 ,ms4    
,norton1 ,mr4 ,o',r\rke1 ,mr4 ,ow5s1    
,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4     
,pa/or ( ,arizona1 ,mr4 ,pet]s (        
,mi*igan1 ,ms4 ,p+ree ( ,ma9e1 ,mr4     
,price ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,quigley1  
,mr4 ,rangel1 ,ms4 ,ros-,leht951 ,ms4   
,roybal-,all>d1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mr4 ,ryan ( 
,ohio1 ,ms4 ,l9da ,t4 ,sn*ez (          
,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,loretta ,san*ez (      
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,s>banes1 ,ms4          
,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,s*iff1 ,mr4 ,s*neid]1  
,ms4 ,s*w>tz1 ,mr4 ,scott ( ,virg9ia1   
,mr4 ,s]rano1 ,ms4 ,%ea-,port]1 ,mr4    
,%]man1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,ms4 ,slaught]1    
,mr4 ,smi? ( ,wa%+ton1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 ,mr4
 ,swalwell ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( 
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,ti]ney1 ,ms4 ,titus1   
,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4 ,tsongas1 ,mr4 ,van   
,holl51 ,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,ms4 
,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,walz1 ,ms4 ,wass]man   
,s*ultz1 ,mr4 ,watt1 ,mr4 ,waxman1 ,mr4 

,wel*1 ,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 & ,mr4  
,y>mu?7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to repeal ! ,def5se (       
,m>riage ,act & ensure respect = ,/ate  
regulation ( m>riage4  #a4 ,%ort title  
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,respect =    
,m>riage ,act4  #b4 ,repeal ( section   
add$ to title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
by section #b ( ! ,def5se ( ,m>riage    
,act ,section #agch;,c ( title #bh1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is repeal$1 & !    
table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( *apt]    
#aae ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  
is am5d$ by /rik+ ! item relat+ to t    
section4  #c4 ,m>riage recognition      
,section #g ( title #a1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  #g4  
,m>riage  7a7 ,= ! purposes ( any ,f$]al
 law 9 :i* m>ital /atus is a factor1 an 
individual %all be consid]$ m>ri$ if t  
individual's m>riage is valid 9 ! ,/ate 
:]e ! m>riage 0 ent]$ into or1 9 ! case 
( a m>riage ent]$ into outside any      
,/ate1 if ! m>riage is valid 9 ! place  

:]e ent]$ into & ! m>riage c\ld h be5   
ent]$ into 9 a ,/ate4  7b7 ,9 ?is       
section1 ! t]m ,/ate means a ,/ate1 !   
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? (  
,pu]to ,rico1 or any o!r t]ritory or    
possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  4