,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abcf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bf1 #bjac ,mrs4 
,fe9/e9 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 ,mr4   
,baucus1 ,mr4 ,b5net1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1   
,mrs4 ,box]1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1
 ,mr4 ,c>d91 ,mr4 ,c>p]1 ,mr4 ,casey1   
,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,c[an1 ,mr4 ,durb91   
,mr4 ,frank51 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,mr4     
,h>k91 ,mr4 ,he9ri*1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 
,ka9e1 ,mr4 ,k+1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mr4    
,leahy1 ,mr4 ,lev91 ,mrs4 ,mc,caskill1  
,mr4 ,m55dez1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,ms4        
,mikulski1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 
,mr4 ,re$1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mr4 ,s*atz1 ,mr4
 ,s*um]1 ,mrs4 ,%ahe51 ,ms4 ,/ab5[1 ,mr4
 ,udall ( ,colorado1 ,mr4 ,udall ( ,new 
,mexico1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mr4 ,:iteh\se1 &  
,mr4 ,wyd57 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & 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