,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bhcd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #be1 #bjac ,mr4 
,holt introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to include "u ,f$]al laws   
grant+ rights & responsibilities to     
m>ri$ c\ples o!r c\ples 9 o!r legal     
unions simil> to m>riage1 includ+       
dome/ic p>tn]%ips & civil unions4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,f$]al ,b5efits ,equality ,act4  #b4    
,def9ition ( m>riage  7a7 ,9 g5]al      
,section #g ( title #a1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 is am5d$ to read z foll[s--  #g4 
,m>riage z includ+ civil unions &       
dome/ic p>tn]%ips2 sp\se z includ+      
memb]s ( su* unions ,9 det]m9+ ! mean+ (
 any ,act ( ,congress1 ! t]m m>riage    
includes a m>riage1 a dome/ic p>tn]%ip1 
a civil union1 or any o!r simil> legal  
union betwe5 #b individuals t is        
recogniz$ by a ,/ate1 ! ,di/rict (      
,columbia1 a t]ritory or possession ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates1 or a f$]ally recogniz$   

,indian tribe1 & ! ^w sp\se ref]s to    
ei!r memb] ( su* a legal union4  4  7b7 
,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! item = section #g 9 
! table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( *apt]  
#a is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  #g4      
,m>riage z includ+ civil unions &       
dome/ic p>n]%ips2 sp\se z includ+ memb]s
 ( su* legal unions4  4